Elugelab

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Enewetak Atoll, before Mike shot. Note island of Elugelab on left.
Enewetak Atoll, before Mike shot. Note island of Elugelab on left.
Enewetak Atoll, after Mike shot. Note crater on left.
Enewetak Atoll, after Mike shot. Note crater on left.

Elugelab Island was part of the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands before it was vaporized by the very first test of the hydrogen bomb in 1952 as part of Operation Ivy.

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Coordinates: 11°40′0″N, 162°11′13″E