Rongelap Atoll (Marshall Islands) was heavily contaminated by radioactive fallout after a botched atomic test on neighboring Bikini in 1954. The population had to be evacuated, and never came back. As a result, Rongelap has been free of human activity (or almost) for over 50 years. This video, filmed in 2004, shows the result: probably one of the most pristine reefs on Earth.
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