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Rongelap Atoll
Rongelap Atoll
(
Marshallese
: , ) or
Namorik Atoll
is a
coral atoll
of 61 islands (or
motu
s) in the
Pacific Ocean
, and forms a
legislative district
of the
Ralik Chain
of the
Marshall Islands
. Its total land area is only , but it encloses a
lagoon
with an area of . It is historically notable for its close proximity to
US
hydrogen bomb
tests in 1954, and was particularly devastated by
fallout
from the
Castle Bravo
test. Only 20 people live there now, a fraction from the originally more than 300.
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