Boken

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Boken (also spelled Bogon) is an Island on the northern fringe of Enewetok Atoll that had a part of it vaporized by a hydrogen weapon test(Koa) on May 11, 1958.It also housed the instrument bunker for Ivy Mike.

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Coordinates: 11°40'21"N 162°12'45"E

Runit 19 km
Enewetak Atoll 19 km
Enewetak 37 km
Bikini atoll 325 km
Bikini 361 km
Rongelap Atoll 480 km
Rongerik Atoll 562 km
Wake Island - Wake Island Atoll 972 km
Peale Island - Wake Island Atoll 973 km
Wake Island Atoll 973 km

Hardtack 1 Koa shot crater 1.5 km
Ivy Mike Crater 2.6 km
Hardtack Oak Crater 14 km
Deep Entrance 34 km
Romeo Crater 333 km
Redwing Tewa crater 341 km
Castle Union and Yankee craters 349 km
Operation Crossroads Shots ABLE & BAKER 360 km
Approximate Position of sunken ships of July 1946 360 km
Wake Island Airfield (PWAK) 971 km

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Hardtack 1 Koa shot crater Ivy Mike Crater Hardtack Oak Crater Deep Entrance Romeo Crater Redwing Tewa crater Castle Union and Yankee craters Operation Crossroads Shots ABLE & BAKER Approximate Position of sunken ships of July 1946 Wake Island Airfield (PWAK)