Anielap
| Anielap | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Rongelap Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 27 ' N , 167 ° 4' E | |
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Anielap (also: Aniyarappu Island , Aniyarappu-tō , Anjelab ) is a motu of the Rongelap Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Anielap is located at the northeast end of the atoll along with six other small, nameless motu. It is only separated from the neighboring Kabelle in the south by a narrow canal. The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .