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Bikini Atoll
atoll of the Marshall Islands, former site of nuclear tests
Malden Island
island in the central Pacific Ocean
Reggane
Reggane (from Berber "Argan"; ) is a town and commune, and the capital of Reggane District, in Adrar Province, central Algeria. Reggane lies in the Sahara Desert near an oasis. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 20,402, up from 14,179 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.8%. Berber tribes and people live in and around Reggane.
Nevada National Security Site
United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada
Fangataufa
Fangataufa (or Fangatafoa) is an uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. The atoll has been fully owned by the French state since 1964. From 1966 to 1996 it was used as a nuclear test site by the French government. In total, 4 atmospheric and 10 underground nuclear explosions were carried out on the atoll.
Amchitka
island in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
Pokhran
Pokhran (official spelling Pokaran; ) is a town and a municipality located 112 km east of Jaisalmer city in the Jaisalmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated in the Thar Desert region. Surrounded by rocks, sand and five salt ranges, the word "Pokaran" (पोकरण) means "place surrounded by five salt-ranges" in Rajasthani. The site for India's first and second underground nuclear weapon test is near Pokhran.
Kharan District
district of Balochistan, Pakistan
atomic tourism
tourism involving travel to nuclear sites
Pacific Proving Grounds
former US-operated nuclear test site
nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll
67 nuclear weapons tests, with 23 detonations at seven sites, by the USA, 1946—1958
Frenchman Flat
hydrographic basin in Nevada
Baxterville
human settlement in Mississippi, United States of America
Ras Koh Hills
Pakistan Ministry of Defense range in Balochistan