Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bikini_Atoll,_Marshall_Islands
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands
gptkb:United_States_(1947–1986)
gptkbp:area 8.93 km²
gptkbp:CastleBravoDate 1954-03-01
gptkbp:CastleBravoYield 15 megatons
gptkbp:country gptkb:Marshall_Islands
gptkbp:environmentalStatus contaminated
gptkbp:evacuationDate 1946
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans gptkb:Marshallese_people
gptkbp:firstEuropeanContactDate 1824
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Bikini_Atoll_Local_Government
gptkbp:hasLagoon 594.2 km²
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:MH-300
gptkbp:knownFor nuclear testing
gptkbp:language gptkb:Marshallese
gptkbp:largestTest gptkb:Castle_Bravo
gptkbp:latitude 11.6 N
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Marshall_Islands
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:longitude 165.4 E
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Bikini_Island
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Bikini_Island
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Pikinni
gptkbp:notableFor inspiration for the name of the bikini swimsuit
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Arkansas
gptkb:USS_Saratoga
gptkb:HIJMS_Nagato
gptkbp:nuclearTestsConductedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:numberOfIslands 23
gptkbp:numberOfNuclearTests 23
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ralik_Chain
gptkbp:population 0
uninhabited
gptkbp:populationAsOf 2021
gptkbp:postalCode 96970
gptkbp:radioactiveContamination yes
gptkbp:resettlementAttempts failed
gptkbp:status restricted access
gptkbp:timezone UTC+12
gptkbp:touristAttraction limited diving
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Compact_of_Free_Association
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2010
yes
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Operation_Castle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Castle_Bravo_test
gptkb:Castle_Bravo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6