Bikini Atoll

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coral atoll former nuclear test site

Bikini Atoll is a coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean best known as a former U.S. nuclear test site and now a symbol of both atomic history and environmental impact.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Bikini Atoll canonical	46
Bikini Atoll nuclear tests	4
lagoon of Bikini Atoll	3
Bikini Atoll lagoon	2
Bikini Atoll area, Marshall Islands	1
Bikini Atoll atomic tests	1
Bikini Atoll nuclear test site	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coral atoll ⓘ former nuclear test site ⓘ
administeredBy	Marshall Islands ⓘ
castleBravoDate	1954-03-01 ⓘ
castleBravoYield	about 15 megatons of TNT ⓘ
country	Marshall Islands ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
currentPopulation	very small transient population ⓘ
designatedAs	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
environmentalIssues	radioactive contamination of groundwater ⓘ radioactive contamination of marine life ⓘ radioactive contamination of soil ⓘ
evacuationOfResidents	1946 ⓘ
formerAdministeredAs	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
formerAdministeredBy	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasLagoonArea	about 600 square kilometers ⓘ
hasLandArea	about 6 square kilometers ⓘ
hasLanguageOrigin	Marshallese language ⓘ
hasNumberOfIslands	23 ⓘ
hasShipwreck	HIJMS Nagato ⓘ USS Apogon ⓘ USS Arkansas ⓘ USS Lamson ⓘ USS Saratoga ⓘ
knownFor	U.S. nuclear weapons testing ⓘ atomic history ⓘ environmental contamination ⓘ shipwreck diving ⓘ
locatedIn	Marshall Islands ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nameMeaning	“coconut place” in Marshallese ⓘ
notableTest	Castle Bravo ⓘ Operation Crossroads ⓘ
nuclearTestPeriodEnd	1958 ⓘ
nuclearTestPeriodStart	1946 ⓘ
nuclearTestsConductedBy	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
numberOfNuclearTests	23 ⓘ
operationCrossroadsYear	1946 ⓘ
originalInhabitants	Bikini islanders ⓘ
partOf	Ralik Chain ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity	limited tourism ⓘ
resettlementAttempts	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ
resettlementHaltedDueTo	radiation levels ⓘ
symbolOf	Cold War ⓘ surface form: Cold War nuclear arms race environmental impact of nuclear testing ⓘ nuclear age ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+12 ⓘ
unescoWorldHeritageCriteria	cultural ⓘ
unescoWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2010 ⓘ
usedFor	nuclear weapons effects testing on naval vessels ⓘ

Referenced by (58)

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

Marshall Islands → hasAtoll → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Marshall Islands → containsTestSite → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Operation Crossroads → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

USS Nevada (BB-36) → locationDuring_Operation Crossroads → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

USS Anderson (DD-411) → sunkAt → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Test Able → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Test Baker → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Test Charlie → intendedLocation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Test Charlie → archipelago → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Able → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Able → testEnvironment → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: lagoon of Bikini Atoll

Baker → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Baker → testEnvironment → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: lagoon of Bikini Atoll

German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen → nuclearTestSite → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Joint Task Force One → locationOfOperation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

RMI → hasAtoll → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

subject surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands

Ralik Chain → hasPart → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

USS Arkansas → sunkAt → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

USS Arkansas → locationOfFinalSinking → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: lagoon of Bikini Atoll

USS Saratoga → testLocation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

USS Saratoga → shipwreckLocation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bikini Atoll lagoon

Rongelap Atoll → falloutSource → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Rongelap Atoll → nearbyAtoll → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

BB-36 → testLocation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Nevada

Japanese battleship Nagato → testSite → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Japanese battleship Nagato → finalLocation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bikini Atoll lagoon

Charlie → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

subject surface form: Charlie (Operation Crossroads)

Charlie → associatedWith → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

subject surface form: Charlie (Operation Crossroads)

this entity surface form: Bikini Atoll nuclear tests

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → containsTestSite → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

United States nuclear weapons testing → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

U.S. thermonuclear weapons program → testSite → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

DD-411 → locationOfSinking → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Anderson

Able-Baker series of tests → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

TTPI → notableSite → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

subject surface form: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

USS Prinz Eugen (IX-300) → testLocation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

BB-33 → sunkAt → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Arkansas

Kili Island → resettledPopulationFrom → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

CV-3 → locationOfWreck → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Saratoga (CV-3)

this entity surface form: Bikini Atoll area, Marshall Islands

Nagato → sunkLocation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Marshall Islands archipelago → contains → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Operation Castle → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Operation Redwing → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Operation Hardtack I → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Runit Island → hasRadioactiveWasteFrom → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bikini Atoll nuclear tests

Cactus Dome → containsWasteFrom → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bikini Atoll nuclear tests

Castle Bravo → location → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Castle Bravo → testSite → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bikini Atoll nuclear test site

USS Apogon → sinkingLocation → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

Rongerik Atoll → associatedWith → Bikini Atoll ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bikini Atoll nuclear tests

Rongerik Atoll → locatedNorthOf → Bikini Atoll ⓘ