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Enewetak
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Enewetak, Enewetok, or Eniwetok (ĕnĭwē`tŏk, ĕnē`wĕtôk), circular atoll, central Pacific, one of the Ralik Chain in the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands, officially Republic of the Marshall Islands, independent nation (2005 est. pop. 59,000), in the central Pacific. The Marshalls extend over a 700-mi (1,130-km) area and comprise two major groups: the Ratak Chain in the east, and the Ralik Chain in
..... Click the link for more information. . Enewetak is c.50 mi (80 km) in circumference and comprises about 40 islets surrounding a large lagoon. Mandated to Japan by the League of Nations in 1920, Enewetak was captured in World War II by U.S. forces. Designated an atomic proving station, it was the site of atomic tests from 1947 to 1962 (first thermonuclear tests). Former residents, evacuated before the tests started, began returning in the early 1970s, and the island was declared to have been rendered safe in 1980.
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He then worked on Enewetok Atoll in the Pacific for a time, and then returned to Los Angeles.
John M. Hudson, 92 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
The needs of the affected people of Bikini and Enewetok atolls, which had been once used by the United States as nuclear test sites, would be adequately met by the Compact, which included provisions for continued monitoring of their medical condition.
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