Bikini Atoll

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Bikini Atoll

Bikini Atoll is the island that is directly above Bikini Bottom. It is right in the Pacific Ocean and was said to have been used for more than 20 nuclear weapons tests between 1946 and 1958 for the U.S. (this may explain why the fish there talk)

The Island

Seen at the beginning of almost every episode, Bikini Atoll is the marker of where the Bikini Bottom is located. It has been seen as just a small island with three Coconut Palm Trees. The only known locals are the two seagulls that attacked SpongeBob and his friends in Pressure. It seem to be one of the few places where SpongeBob can be without drying up. In many episodes that involved breaking the surface, or flying out of the water, the island is shown in the background. When SpongeBob and the gang break the surface, they become puppets on sticks, or live action characters (SpongeBob turns into a real kitchen sponge, patrick into a dried starfish, sandy a squirrel puppet with a helmet, and so on.),also It appears in a scene in the SpongeBob Theme Song.

The Real Island (or Atoll)

Bikini Atoll is one of the Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean used by the militray to test nuclear bombs; it has, at this time, been clean. It is said by some sources that the island model used in the show can be found in Tom Kenny's Pool

Trivia

In Big Pink Loser, when Patrick was jump to tell the island he got "his" award he is still a cartoon and suffocated.

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Bikini Sea Boundary

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Island Beach

When a map of the pacific ocean and a map of thermal vents are compared, there are at least 4 minor vents wihin 100 kilometers of Bikini Atoll, and that may explain how fire can exist underwater.