Kaeroga
| Kaeroga | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Rongelap Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 13 ' N , 166 ° 41' E | |
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Kaeroga (also: Garoga , Kaeroga-tō , Tufa Island ) is a motu of the Rongelap Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Kaeroga is located in the southern reef rim at Kaeroga Pass , across from Enigan . It is less than three kilometers away from Arugaren to the west . The island itself follows the course of the reef crown in a gentle arc towards the interior of the lagoon. The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .