MAJURO, Marshall Islands (August 7, 1997 - Marshall Islands Journal)---Bikini Atoll's web site on the Internet was recognized this week for being in the top five percent of thousands of sites reviewed by Lycos, a service that rates pages on the World Wide Web.
In the 25 web sites listed under "travel," Bikini was listed number one and tied with four others for the top overall rating of 92 points out of a possible 100.
"Part travel brochure, part historical commentary, it is a remarkable tale of a place plucked from obscurity for all the wrong reasons," commented Lycos on Bikini's web site.
Internet World Magazine called Lycos Top 5% page the number one website review service.
Lycos rated Bikini's web site above such heavyweights as National Geographic Television, Fodor's travel guide, the Czech Republic, the Heart of Texas and L.L. Bean's (national) Park Search.
"I'm stoaked," said Bikini liaison agent Jack Niedenthal, who has developed the web...