All about Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - FORTH Cities Guide
Bikini Atoll or Pikinni Atoll in Marshallese language means the coconut place, The Bikini Atoll is also known as Eschscholtz Atoll especially in the years from 1800 to 1946. The Bikini Atoll is on the north side of the Ralik Island Chain of Marshall Islands; It is 770 km (480 miles) NW of Majuro. Majuro is the capital of the Marshall Islands. In 1946, the native people living on Bikini Atoll/ Pikinni Atoll were moved to other locations as the U.S. Government was conducting 23 Nuclear weapons tests on Bikini atoll in an Operation codenamed Operation Crossroads and these atomic weapons tests continued till...
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