Bikini Atoll is a coral Reef in the Marshall Islands (photo)

Bikini Atoll is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile (594.1 km2) central lagoon. The atoll is at the northern end of the Ralik Chain.

In popular culture:

• Mondo Cane shows the effects of the nuclear tests on the wildlife.
• The documentary Bikini – mon amour by Oliver Herbrich shows the effects of long term low level radiation on the population.
• The Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants primarily takes place in Bikini Bottom, named after Bikini Atoll.
• On 5 July 1946 Louis Réard introduced a new swimsuit design named the bikini after the atoll.