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Map of the central and western Pacific Ocean highlighting the location of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Enewetak is marked in orange text within the cluster of islands northeast of Papua New Guinea and southeast of Japan, with surrounding countries and major bodies of water labeled for geographic context. U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Marshall Islands 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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Enewetak: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added cross-references. Nov 06, 2026
Map added. Oct 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Earlham College - Geology of Enewetak and Bikini Atolls. May 24, 2021
Add new Web site: Marshall Islands Dose Assessment and Radioecology Program - Enewetak. Aug 14, 2019
Population data updated. Jul 20, 2018
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Enewetak, Marshall Islands. Dec 27, 2011
Article revised. Feb 01, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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