Eniaetok
Eniaetok | ||
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Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
Archipelago | Rongelap Atoll | |
Geographical location | 11 ° 18 ' N , 166 ° 54' E | |
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Eniaetok (also: Eniaidokku , Eniaidokku-tō , Enlaidokku Island , Enuwatlok ) is a motu of the Rongelap Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Eniaetok is located on the eastern arm of the atoll. It is one of the larger motu in the atoll. From there the reef crown runs south to the next well-known island: Rugoddagai . The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .