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Mururoa atoll, French Polynesia

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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island, French Polynesia

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Mururoa atoll, French Polynesia

Mururoa atoll, French Polynesia

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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.

Nuclear tests in the South Pacific

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