Enigan
| Enigan | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Rongelap Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 12 ' N , 166 ° 43' E | |
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Enigan (also: Enigan-tō , Eniran ) is a motu of the Rongelap Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Enigan is located in the southern reef edge between Kaeroga Pass and Enigan Pass , opposite Kaeroga in the west and Eniroruuri in the east. The island has two broad ends and is only connected by a narrow sandbar in the middle. The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .