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Elugelab
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Elugelab, or Elugelap (Marshallese: Āllokļap, [ællʲoɡʷ(o)lˠɑpʲ][1]), was an island, part of the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It was destroyed in a test by the world's first full-scale thermonuclear test on November 1, 1952[note 1]. The test which was codenamed shot "Mike" of Operation Ivy. Prior to being destroyed, the island was described as "just another small naked island of the atoll".[2]
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