Maralinga nuclear test site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Maralinga_nuclear_test_site
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Maralinga_Tjarutja_people
gptkbp:closed 1963
gptkbp:contaminatedWith plutonium
radioactive material
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Australian_National_Heritage_List
gptkbp:distanceFromSydneyCBD about 800 km northwest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maralinga nuclear test site
gptkbp:latitude -30.1667
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Australia
gptkbp:longitude 131.5833
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Maralinga_(region)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Operation_Antler
gptkb:Operation_Buffalo
Vixen B trials
gptkbp:opened 1956
gptkbp:openToPublic restricted
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:British_Government
gptkbp:remedy 1995-2000
gptkbp:returnedToTraditionalOwners 2009
gptkbp:status partially rehabilitated
gptkbp:testRuns 7
gptkbp:typeOfTests nuclear test
nuclear weapons
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Australia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Woomera_Prohibited_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6