Bokoen (Rongelap)
| Bokoen | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Rongelap Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 22 ′ N , 167 ° 1 ′ E | |
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Bokoen (also: Boggereidok , Bókën , Botsugereido-To ) is a motu of the Rongelap Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Bokoen is on the eastern tip of the atoll. The reef crown turns there, coming from the north, initially to the west. It is only separated from the nearest island in the west by an approximately 300 m wide canal: Mellu . It is a double island and to the north the reef crown stretches with several small unnamed motu over approx. 7 km to Kabelle . The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .