Enjebi Island

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Enjebi Island is one of the islands of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands, historically used as a site for U.S. nuclear testing in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
nuclear test site
administeredBy Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
United States (historical) NERFINISHED
affectedByEvent U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands
associatedWith Enewetak nuclear test site NERFINISHED
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED
belongsToEthnographicRegion Marshall Islands culture area NERFINISHED
climate tropical
contaminatedBy cesium-137
plutonium
radioactive fallout
country Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
environmentalStatus radioactively contaminated
evacuatedFor nuclear testing
evacuationBy United States government NERFINISHED
formerInhabitants Marshallese people
governedAs part of Enewetak Atoll local government
hasType coral island
low-lying atoll islet
historicalPeriod Cold War
locatedIn Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean
locatedInTimeZone UTC+12
nuclearTestingProgram United States nuclear testing at Enewetak Atoll
partOf Enewetak Atoll NERFINISHED
Enewetak Atoll lagoon rim
Ralik Chain NERFINISHED
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands NERFINISHED
region Micronesia NERFINISHED
resettlementStatus restricted
sovereignState Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
testSeries Operation Castle NERFINISHED
Operation Greenhouse NERFINISHED
Operation Hardtack I NERFINISHED
Operation Ivy NERFINISHED
Operation Redwing NERFINISHED
Operation Sandstone NERFINISHED
timePeriod mid-20th century (nuclear testing era)
usedBy United States NERFINISHED
usedFor nuclear weapons testing
thermonuclear weapons testing

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Enewetak Atoll containsIsland Enjebi Island