Aomen (Bikini Atoll)

Aomen, also known as Aomoen, is an island twelve kilometers northwest of Bikini Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands.[1] The portion of the island covered by vegetation is approximately 93,078 m2 in area.[1] The ruins of a concrete bunker constructed during the nuclear tests at the atoll is located on the southern tip of the island.[2]

11°41′28″N 165°25′42″E / 11.69118°N 165.42825°E / 11.69118; 165.42825

Map of the Bikini Atoll. Aomoen is found in the north of the Atoll, northwest of Bikini Island.

References

  1. ^ a b Emery, Kenneth O.; Tracey, J. I. Jr; Ladd, H. S. (1954). Geology of Bikini and Nearby Atolls (PDF). Washington: U.S. Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/pp260A.
  2. ^ Bikini Atoll Conservation Management Plan. Paris: UNESCO World Heritage Convention. 21 January 2010. p. 8.


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