range from 4 to 12 years of age and are not of the best
quality.
Their yields are low and individual nut size is small.
“No other subsistence crops----taro, breadfruit, papaya, banana---are found on the island.
The strand vegetation consists of Scaevola, Messerschimidia,
some Guettarda where the soil is not fertile.
Within the
4nterior where Cordia and Pisonia forests have contributed to the
organic matter content,
the soil is comparatively fertile.
The
island, which 1s approximately 2.2 miles long and 0.6 miles at
the widest point,
provides some 400 acres that
can be utilized
for crop development.
The remains of the facilities used during the nuclear test
period include many wooden buildings,
some concrete
bunkers and
two steel towers about 65 to 75 feet in height.
Energy
department
En
Historian'sof Office
Enyu Island
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Enyu Island is the second largest island in the atoll.
is situated on the southeast corner of the atoll;
It
its length is
approximately 9,000 feet and1,800 feet at the broadest point.
A
4,000 foot asphalt runway extends over the southeastern leg of
the island.
Like the other islands, the ubiquitous Scaevola and
Messerschmidia make up the strand vegetation.
Similar types of
vegetation found on Bikini cover the interior of the island.
The few coconuts that are found on the island are not of the
best quality and yields are poor.
found at Bikini Island.
The soil is not unlike that
The estimated 265 acres of land area