Elugelab
Elugelab, or Elugelap, was an island, part of the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It was destroyed in the world's first full-scale thermonuclear explosion, the Mike shot of Operation Ivy, on November 1, 1952.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: former island in the Pacific Ocean
- Also known as: “Drerenbwij”, “Elugelap”, “Errigonabbu To”, “Errigorappu-To *”, “Errigurappu To”, “Flora”, “Sagebrush”, “site of vaporized island Elugelab”, “Site of vaporized island Elugelab”, and “Teiteiripucchi Island”
Elugelab
- Categories: former island and landform
- Location: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
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