🏛️ Bikini Atoll

Marshall Islands · Oceania · Cultural · 11.60°N, 165.40°E

Bikini Atoll, known as Eschscholtz Atoll between the 19th century and 1946, is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile (594.1 km2) central lagoon. The atoll is at the northern end of the Ralik Chain, approximately 530 miles (850 km) northwest of the capital Majuro.

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Quick facts

Country	Marshall Islands
Continent / region	Oceania
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	11.60°N, 165.40°E · view on map

Bikini Atoll is a cultural World Heritage site in Marshall Islands, in Oceania. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Bikini Atoll was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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