Keen (Rongelap)
| Keen | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Rongelap Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 29 ′ N , 166 ° 52 ′ E | |
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Keen (also: Gejen Island , Gio Gio Island ) is a motu of the Rongelap Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Keen is located in the northern reef rim of the Rongelap Atoll and together with Romuraru forms the northernmost point of the atoll. The nearest island in the southeast, Lukuen , is approx. 6 km away. The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .