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Bikini Atoll (/ ˈ b ɪ k ɪ ˌ n iː / or / b ɪ ˈ k iː n i /; Marshallese: Pikinni, [pʲiɡinnʲi], lit. ' coconut place '), [2] known as Eschscholtz Atoll between the 19th century and 1946, [3] is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile (594.1 km 2) central lagoon.
4.1 Bikini Atoll. 4.2 Guam. 4.3 Truk Lagoon. ... List of shipwreck sites which are popular amongst scuba divers for wreck diving, arranged by geographical distribution.
They are searching for a previous expedition that disappeared without a trace, and to continue research on the effects of radiation from the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests on the island's plant and sea life. The scientists, led by Dr. Karl Weigand, include geologist James Carson and biologists Jules Deveroux, Martha Hunter, and Dale Drewer.
Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll (1 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Bikini Atoll" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Scuba diving and sea kayaking with marine life to floating fishing communities are popular pastimes on this part of the Gulf of Tonkin. ... Heather Graham rocks a bikini in the snow to ring in ...
Paul Bartsch with underwater camera (1926) Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pioneer of scuba diving and underwater photography and film-making. Norwegian diving pioneer Odd Henrik Johnsen with underwater camera (1960s) Agnes Milowka. 1856 — William Thompson takes the first underwater pictures using a camera mounted on a pole.
After visiting over 50 countries, some of my favorite romantic destinations include spots like Rio de Janeiro and Florence, Italy.
The atoll lies some 300 km (190 mi) north-west of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.It is about 7 km long and 2 km wide with a central lagoon. The part of the atoll above sea level is a reef on the south-east rim which had an original land area of 6.2 hectares (15 acres), which with subsequent reclaimation now covers 35 ha (86 acres), [4] measuring over 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long and 200 m (660 ft) wide.