BIKINIATOLL

Bikini Atoll

Bikini Atoll is an atoll in the Marshall Islands. The atoll consists of 23 islands totaling surrounding a deep central lagoon at the northern end of the Ralik Chain . Within Bikini Atoll, Bikini, Eneu, Nam and Enidrik islands comprise just over 70% of the land area. Bikini and Eneu are the only islands of the atoll that hosted a permanent population. Bikini Island is the northeastern most and largest islet. Before World War II the atoll was known by its German name as Escholtz Atoll.

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