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| One of three underground nuclear tests performed at different places on this 43-mile long island in the Aleutian Chain. This 1965 test, named Long Shot, consisted of an 85 kiloton yield bomb, detonated at the bottom of a 2,359-foot shaft. The test was one of several in a series, performed at various locations, to calibrate detection equipment for monitoring the Russian nuclear testing program. The island of Amchitka was a military outpost in WWII, and the air field and base camp from that facility were reused for the nuclear testing program. |
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| The site is in the southern half of the island, 500 feet southwest of Infantry Road. |
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| 1,400 miles W of Anchorage, on Amchitka Island |
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http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/media/publications/nucflash/island.htm
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