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THIS IS BIKINI. The picturesque village street of 

 Bikini, with coarse particles of coral underfoot and 

 coconut palms overhead, is typical of the Marshall 

 Islands. Tranquil beside the clear water of the 

 lagoon it borders, Bikini is nowhere more than ten 

 feet above the level of the sea. Its temperature 



is high and uniform the year round, averaging 80 

 degrees Fahrenheit, with night temperatures but 

 12 degrees lower. Humidity is high, with a heavy 

 precipitation of rainfall, about 80 inches per year, 

 or double what it is in Washington D. C. The 

 tropical heat is mitigated by strong sea breezes. 



