Rugoddagai
| Rugoddagai | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Rongelap | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 13 ' N , 166 ° 54' E | |
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Rugoddagai (also: Busch Island ) is a motu of the Rongelap atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Rugoddagai is located in the south of the atoll on the eastern arm of the reef crest. From there the reef crown runs south to the next eponymous island of Rongelap . The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons .