The Islanders were temporarily relocated to the Rongeric Atoll where they faced problems of starvation and later moved to Kili Island. Army and Navy officials relocated the Islanders under the directives of President Harry Truman after the identification of Bikini Atoll as the most suitable ground for nuclear weapons testing due to its distance from the sea and the absence of regular air traffic over the island. The Bikini Islands were selected as testing grounds. After the Second World War and during the cold war, America was engaged in building nuclear weapons capable of mass destruction. The Japanese soldiers on the island committed suicide to avoid being captured by American forces. The battle was triggered by the capture of the islands by the American soldiers. World War II saw the island serve as an important watchtower for the Japanese soldiers who also guarded the island against American invasion during the Battle of Kwajalein. The residents were mainly subsistence farmers and fishermen. While Japan was the administrator, local affairs were left to the traditional leaders. The town was captured during World War I by the Japanese who occupied the island until the Second World War. Bikini Atoll Before And During World War II -īikini has been inhabited since the ancient times. The Bikini Atoll is mainly hot and humid with annual temperatures ranging between 27 and 29 Degrees Celsius.Ĥ. The coconuts were exploited for the production of copra oil.
Though the atoll is relatively dry, it has fertile soils which support coconut growing. The islands have an elevation of a maximum of 7 feet, and terrain which is mostly covered by water during high tides. Physical Geography -īikini atoll has a total of 23 coral islands surrounding a lagoon. As such, it has been designated as a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site.
Bikini Atoll is an important atoll both to the natives and to the world as an evidence of its role in the nuclear age and the natural and human history that occurred there preceding it. The island has remained uninhabitable sine then due to the excessive amounts of radioactive elements in the soil, water, and even crops. The island was an important residential island until the end of the Second World War when it was used for nuclear weapon testing. The Atoll was discovered in the 16th Century by Spanish explorers. Bikini Atoll is located to the north of the Marshall Islands.
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