Rongerik Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image

Map of Rongerik Atoll, taken from the 1893 map 'Schutzgebiet der Marshall Inseln', published in 1897.

Rongerik Atoll (also known as Rongdrik Atoll or Roñdik Atoll) is an uninhabited 1.68 square kilometer atoll located in the Pacific Ocean at 11°20′ N 167°27′ E. It consists of seventeen islands surrounding a 144 square kilometer lagoon. It is a member of the Marshall Islands and is located in the Ralik Chain, 200 kilometers east of Bikini Atoll. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (631x634, 616 KB) Rongerik Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image File links The following pages link to this file: Rongerik Atoll ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (631x634, 616 KB) Rongerik Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image File links The following pages link to this file: Rongerik Atoll ... Image File history File links Map of Rongerik Atoll, taken from the 1893 map Schutzgebiet der Marshall Inseln, published in 1897. ... Image File history File links Map of Rongerik Atoll, taken from the 1893 map Schutzgebiet der Marshall Inseln, published in 1897. ... Fanning Atoll (Tabuaeran) is a typical, small to moderate-sized atoll located in the central Pacific Ocean. ... The Ralik Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. ... Bikini Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Bikini Atoll (also known as Pikinni Atoll) is an uninhabited 6. ...

It is most famous as the temporary location from March 7, 1946 through March 14, 1948 of the Bikini Atoll's indigenous population while the United States Government conducted the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests. After months of food shortages and malnutrition, they were moved first to Kwajalein and finally to Kili Island. Prior to the First World War it had been part of the German Pacific Territories, although it was not inhabited. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A 21 kiloton underwater nuclear weapons effects test, known as Operation Crossroads (Event Baker), conducted at Bikini Atoll (1946). ... Kwajalein Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nautical miles (3900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, at 8°43′ N 167°44′ E. Kwajalein is one the worlds largest... Kili Island (also known as Kili Atoll) is a 0. ...

On March 1, 1954, Rongerik was accidentally exposed to radioactive fallout as a result of the detonation of Operation Castle's Bravo. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Operation Castle was a series of nuclear weapon tests that the USA conducted in 1954. ... Castle Bravo was the first test of a Teller_Ulam configuration thermonuclear dry fuel hydrogen bomb, detonated at the Bikini Atoll on February 28, 1954. ...

Traditionally, Marshall Islanders believe Rongerik to be haunted by the Demon Girls of Ujae, which contributed to its not being inhabited.

External links

• A Short History of the People of Bikini Atoll
• U.S. Department of Energy Marshall Islands Chronology
• The Story of the Demon Girls of Ujae