Bikini Atoll
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Bikini Atoll Pikinni Atoll | |
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Atoll | |
 Bikini Atoll. On the northwast cape o the atoll, adjacent tae Nam island, The crater formed bi the 15 Mt Castle Bravo nuclear test can be seen, wi the smawer 11 Mt Castle Romeo crater adjynin it. | |
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 Cairt o the Marshall Islands shawin Bikini | |
 Cairt o Bikini Atoll | |
| Coordinates: 11°35′N 165°23′E / 11.583°N 165.383°ECoordinates: 11°35′N 165°23′E / 11.583°N 165.383°E | |
| Kintra | Republic o the Marshall Islands |
| Area | |
| • Laund | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4−6 caretakers[1] |
| Native population relocatit in 1948. | |
| Offeecial name | Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Steid |
| Teep | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, vi |
| Designatit | 2010 (34t session) |
| Reference no. | 1339 |
| State Party | Marshall Islands |
| Region | Asie-Paceefic |
Bikini Atoll (pronoonced /ˈbɪk.ɨˌniː/ or /bɨˈkiː.ni/; Marshallese: Pikinni, [pʲi͡ɯɡɯ͡inʲːii̯], meanin coconut place)[2] is an atoll in the Marshall Islands.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Borrett, Lloyd (Mairch 2013). "Diving the Nuclear Ghost Fleet at Bikini Atoll". Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Marshallese-English Dictionary-Place Name Index". Retrieved 8 August 2013.