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Map of the Pacific region highlighting the location of Bikini Atoll within the Marshall Islands. The map shows surrounding countries including the United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, with the atoll marked in orange in the central North Pacific Ocean. Bravo thermonuclear test Thematic map and chart illustrating Pacific nuclear testing from 1946 to 1996. The globe highlights test sites across the Pacific, such as Bikini Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Mururoa Atoll, and others, with site names and locations labeled. A table lists the number of nuclear tests at each site, and a bar graph below shows the number of tests per year, color-coded by country: United States, United Kingdom, and France. A summary box notes total tests by country, with France conducting the most.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Added metadata. Nov 06, 2026
Invalidated site: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - After 75 years, it’s time to clean Bikini. Jul 27, 2026
Add new Web site: National Security Archive - Bikini A-Bomb Tests July 1946. Feb 26, 2026
Add new Web site: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - After 75 years, it’s time to clean Bikini. Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - Decades after nuclear testing, Bikini Atoll continues to fascinate researchers today. May 17, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Vermont - Bikini Atoll: Living with a Nuclear Legacy and Mediating Conflict with the United States (PDF). Mar 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - CiteSeerX - Scales of Eden: conservation and pristine devastation on Bikini Atoll. Nov 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Official Site of Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Sep 28, 2024
Add new Web site: International Atomic Energy Agency - Review at Bikini Atoll. May 14, 2024
Map added. Jul 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Marshall Islands Dose Assessment and Radioecology Program - Bikini Atoll. Oct 31, 2022
Add new Web site: NASA Earth Observatory - Revisiting Bikini Atoll. May 25, 2022
Removed media. Aug 26, 2021
Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll. Mar 26, 2019
Added video. May 15, 2015
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Bikini atoll nuclear test site. May 13, 2013
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. May 13, 2013
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Oct 14, 2011
Two videos of Operation Castle nuclear test added. Jan 25, 2011
Article revised. Dec 21, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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