Bikini Atoll Reference Facts   Sponsored links Target.com: Bikinis Find all of your favorite name-brand products for less at Target.com. Find a huge selection of apparel, furniture, decor, toys, electronics and more. Also take advantage of Web-only sales. www.target.com Bikinis - Compare and Save at Nextag Find prices on clothing, jewelry and accessories from online stores at Nextag. www.nextag.com Magnum Belize Tours - Atoll Magnum Belize Tours can arrange Atoll diving trips from most Belize resorts. www.magnumbelize.com Bikini Atoll (also known as Pikinni Atoll) is an uninhabited 6.0 square kilometer atoll An atoll is a type of low, coral island found in the tropical ocean consisting of a coral-algal reef surrounding a central depression. The depression may be part of the emergent island or part of the sea (that is, a lagoon), or more rarely an enclosed body of fresh, brackish, or highly saline water. Definition and etymology The term was popularised by Charles Darwin (1842, p. 2), who described atolls as a subset in a special class of islands, the unique property of which is the presesence of an organic reef. More modern definitions of ..... Click the link for more information. ?in one of the Micronesian This article is about the Pacific region known as Micronesia. Micronesia is often used to refer to the Federated States of Micronesia.  Micronesia is both the name of a region in the Pacific Ocean and a common name of the nation of the Federated States of Micronesia. The region consists of hundreds of small islands spread over a large region of the western Pacific. Politically, ..... Click the link for more information. ?Islands in the Pacific Ocean For other meanings of pacific, see pacific (disambiguation). The Pacific Ocean (from the Spanish Pacífico, meaning peaceful) is the world's largest body of water. It encompasses a third of the Earth's surface, having an area of 179.7 million km2 (69.4 million sq mi). Extending approximately 15,500 km (9,600 mi) from the Bering Sea in ..... Click the link for more information. ?at 11°30' N 165°25' E. It is a member of the Marshall Islands The Republic of the Marshall Islands is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the American island of Wake. Republic of the Marshall Islands (In Detail) Official languages Marshallese, English Capital Majuro President Kessai Note Area ?- Total ?- % water Ranked 187th 181 km2 Negligible Population ?- Total (2003) ?- Density Ranked 186th 56,429 312/km2 Independence October 21, 1986 Currency US dollar Time zone UTC + 12 National anthem Forever Marshall Islands Internet TLD .MH Calling Code 692 ..... Click the link for more information. . It consists of 36 islands surrounding a 594.2 square kilometer lagoon. It was a test A nuclear test explosion is an experiment involving the detonation of a nuclear weapon. Motivations for testing generally are broken into the categories of "weapons related" (verifying that a weapon works, or examining exactly how it works), and "weapons effects" (how weapons behave under various conditions, and how structures behave when subjected to weapons). Often, though, weapons testing has also been a demonstration of the possessing nation's military and scientific strength. ..... Click the link for more information. ?site of more than 20 hydrogen A nuclear weapon is a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power - a single nuclear weapon is capable of destroying a city. Nuclear weapons have been used only twice for war, by the United States against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. They have been used many hundreds of times, however, for the nuclear testing undertaken by many countries. ..... Click the link for more information. ?and atomic bombs A nuclear weapon is a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power - a single nuclear weapon is capable of destroying a city. Nuclear weapons have been used only twice for war, by the United States against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. They have been used many hundreds of times, however, for the nuclear testing undertaken by many countries. ..... Click the link for more information. ?between 1946 Years: 1943 1944 1945 - 1946 - 1947 1948 1949 Decades: 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century  1946 in art 1946 in aviation 1946 in film 1946 in literature 1946 in music 1946 in radio 1946 in science 1946 in sports 1946 in television 1946 state leaders 1946 in Canada ..... Click the link for more information. ?to 1958 Years: 1955 1956 1957 - 1958 - 1959 1960 1961 Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century  1958 in art 1958 in aviation 1958 in film 1958 in literature 1958 in music 1958 in radio 1958 in sports 1958 in television 1958 in Canada ..... Click the link for more information. . Preceding the nuclear tests, the indigenous population was relocated to Rongerik Atoll Rongerik Atoll (also known as Rongdrik Atoll or Ro?dik Atoll) is an uninhabited 1.68 square kilometer atoll located in the Pacific Ocean at 11°20' N, 167°27' E. It consists of seventeen islands surrounding a 144 square kilometer lagoon. It is a member of the Marshall Islands and is located in the Ralik Chain, 200 kilometers east of Bikini Atoll. It is most famous as the temporary location from March 7, 1946 through March 14, 1948 of the Bikini Atoll's indigenous population while the United States Government conducted the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests. After months of food shortages and malnutrition, they were moved first to Kwajalein and finally to Kili Island. ..... Click the link for more information. . The tests began in July Jun – July – Aug Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2004 day arrangement All days July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. July was renamed for Julius Caesar; previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the Roman calendar which started in March. ..... Click the link for more information. ?1946 Years: 1943 1944 1945 - 1946 - 1947 1948 1949 Decades: 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century  1946 in art 1946 in aviation 1946 in film 1946 in literature 1946 in music 1946 in radio 1946 in science 1946 in sports 1946 in television 1946 state leaders 1946 in Canada ..... Click the link for more information. . On May 21 May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). There are 224 days remaining. Apr – May – Jun Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ? 2004 day arrangement All days Events 996 - Sixteen year old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. ..... Click the link for more information. , 1956 Years: 1953 1954 1955 - 1956 - 1957 1958 1959 Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century  1956 in art 1956 in aviation 1956 in film 1956 in literature 1956 in music 1956 in radio 1956 in science 1956 in sports 1956 in television ..... Click the link for more information. ?Bikini Atoll was nearly obliterated by the first airborne explosion of a hydrogen bomb. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, some of the original islanders returned from Kili Island Kili Island (also known as Kili Atoll) is a 0.93 square kilometer island located in the Pacific Ocean at 5°37' N, 167°07' E. It is a member of the Marshall Islands and is located in the Ralik Chain. Kili was uninhabited until November 2, 1948 at which point, the United States Government relocated the Bikini Atoll's indigenous population there while Bikini was used for nuclear tests. ..... Click the link for more information. ?but were removed because of the high radioactivity. In the 1990s, the United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The structure and responsibilities of Congress are defined in Article One of the United States Constitution. The United States Congress is bicameral, meaning that it has two houses, namely: United States Senate, the "upper house" United States House of Representatives, the "lower house" ..... Click the link for more information. ?provided $90 million to help decontaminate and repopulate the island. In 2004 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar), and has also been designated: International Year of Technology International Year of Rice International Year of Education by Sports International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 countries in 2004. ..... Click the link for more information. ?soil samples from Sagami Bay Sagami Bay (相模湾, Sagami-wan), also known as the Sagami Gulf or Sagami Sea, lies south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu, central Japan, with the Miura Peninsula to its east and the Izu Peninsula to its west. It lies approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of the capital, Tokyo. A branch of the warm Kuroshiro (Black Current) warms the bay, allowing it to host marine organisms typical of more southerly regions and giving a mild climate to the land bordering the bay. The maximum depth of the bay is about 700 meters. ..... Click the link for more information. ?near Tokyo Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. eastern capital) is the capital of Japan as well as the most populous conurbation in Japan, and the most populous metropolitan area in the world. A little more than 12 million people live in Tokyo while hundreds of thousands of others commute everyday from surrounding areas to work and do business in Tokyo. Tokyo is the central place of politics, economy, culture and academics in Japan as well as the home of the Japanese emperor and the seat of the national government, as well as a major business and financial centre for all of East Asia. ..... Click the link for more information. , Japan Japan (日本, Nippon/Nihon, literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated east of the Korean peninsula on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. Its name, often translated as "The Land of the Rising Sun", comes from China and refers to Japan's eastward position relative to the Asian continent. Before Japan had relations with China, it was known as Yamato (大和). Wa (倭) was a name early China used to refer to Japan, around the time of the Three Kingdoms Period. ..... Click the link for more information. , were found to contain contamination Radioactive contamination means the distribution in an environment of radioactive material. This differs from direct radiation because the radioactive material may be moved around by wind or water, or it may be taken up by organisms. A nuclear reaction typically produces some sort of ionizing radiation, which can pose a hazard to nearby people and machinery. However, when the material undergoing ..... Click the link for more information. ?from the Bikini Atoll tests http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/chanel-1/detail-1.php3?chanel=1&column=a&id=9561. Bikini Atoll is also the source of the name of the Bikini Bikini may also refer to Bikini Atoll and BIKINI state. A bikini is a type of women's bathing suit, characterized by two separate parts—one covering the breasts, the other the groin and buttocks, leaving an uncovered area between them. Two-piece garments worn by women for athletic purposes have been observed on Greek urns and paintings, dated as early as 1400 BC. ..... Click the link for more information. ?swimsuit, but it should be noted that the name of the atoll is pronounced with stress on the first syllable.