Naen
| Naen | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Rongelap Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 28 ' N , 166 ° 41' E | |
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Naen (also: Maen Island , Maen-tō , Piganiyaroyaro-To ) is a motu of the Rongelap Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Naen and two smaller sister islands form the north-western tip of the Rongelap Atoll. To the south, the closed reef rim extends for about 10 km to the West Pass . To the east, the reef rim extends for about 8 km to Motu Aerik . The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .