Rongerik Atoll

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Rongerik Atoll is a small, uninhabited coral atoll in the Marshall Islands, historically used by the United States as a nuclear weapons test site.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rongerik Atoll canonical 3
Rongrik Atoll 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll
coral atoll
archipelago Marshall Islands
associatedWith Bikini Atoll
surface form: Bikini Atoll nuclear tests
belongsTo Marshall Islands
surface form: United Nations member state Marshall Islands
climate tropical
country Marshall Islands
countryAdminDivision Ralik Chain
environment marine
geologicalOrigin volcanic seamount with coral cap
governingBody Government of the Marshall Islands
hasEcosystem coral reef ecosystem
hasFeature lagoon
hasHazard possible residual radioactive contamination
hasLegalStatus part of Marshall Islands territory
hasSurroundingWaters exclusive economic zone of the Marshall Islands
hasType coral reef
historicalUse support area for U.S. nuclear testing program
knownFor association with U.S. nuclear testing program
being uninhabited
locatedIn Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean
Ralik Chain
Central Pacific Ocean
surface form: central Pacific Ocean
locatedInTimeZone UTC+12
locatedNorthOf Bikini Atoll
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Marshall Islands
surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands

Rongerik Lagoon system
permanentResidents 0
population 0
region Micronesia
sovereignState Marshall Islands
status uninhabited
uninhabited true
usedAs nuclear weapons test site
usedBy United States of America
surface form: United States
usedFor military purposes
nuclear testing logistics

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ralik Chain hasPart Rongerik Atoll
Rongelap Atoll nearbyAtoll Rongerik Atoll
Marshall Islands archipelago contains Rongerik Atoll
this entity surface form: Rongrik Atoll
Castle Bravo affectedArea Rongerik Atoll