a coral island, or atoll, in the Pacific Ocean, in the archipelago of the Marshall Islands (11°35’ N lat. and 165°25’ E long.). It has been under the guardianship of the USA since 1946. It has an area of about 5 sq km. In July 1946 the USA used Bikini for two atomic bo...
[C20: after Bikini atoll, from a comparison between the devastating effect of the atomic-bomb test and the effect caused by women wearing bikinis] Bikini (bɪˈkiːnɪ) n (Placename) an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a US atomic-bomb test in 19...
Jim also explained how the local Bikinian people had to be relocated to another atoll before the tests could take place. This relocation occurred three times before a suitable island was found to sustain enough food to support the population. Original residents are still in ongoing negotiations fo...
Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean at the bottom of the ocean, below its signature island, Bikini Atoll. There is evidence of this in the franchise: After being scared off by "ghosts," Sandy Cheeks evacuates to Texas by flying eastward over the Pacific Ocean.[2] In the ...
In August of 1969 an eight-year plan was prepared for the resettlement of Bikini Atoll in order to give the crops planted on the islands a chance to mature. The first section of the plan involved the clearing of the radioactive debris on Bikini Island. This segment of the work was design...
a pilot on the deck of the aircraft carrierShangri-Lacontrolling an F6F-5 before take-0ff; landing on the deck of a carrier was difficult enough at the best of times and with a skilled crew on board, and not surprisingly the Navy drones returned to Roi island, part of Kwajalein Atoll....
An aerial view of a target outline on Namu Island of Bikini Atoll. The U.S. nuclear weapons program had a problem in 1946, because it didn’t yet have that many bombs. The Able and Baker tests used up two of the only three nuclear cores in the U.S. stockpile, according to Rhodes...
Geohydrology of the Laura fresh-water lens, Majuro atoll: A hydrogeochemical approach (fine-grained) sediments beneath the lagoon side of the island and a high- to low-permeability (coarse-to fine-grained sediment) gradation between the ... SS Anthony,FL Peterson,FT Mackenzie,... - 《Geolo...
The legacy of those blasts are still being felt today. Nick Perry at theAssociated Pressreports that the residents of Bikini were evacuated from the atoll and told their removal was only temporary. To this day, they have not been allowed to return to their home island due to nuclear contamin...