Mid-Canada Line Test Fence Site 012 (Greely)

Canada / Ontario / Constance Bay / Greely
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The Mid-Canada Line, also known as the McGill Fence, was a line of radar stations across the "middle" of Canada to provide early warning of a Soviet bomber attack on North America. It was built to supplement the less-advanced Pinetree Line, which was located further south. The majority of Mid-Canada Line stations were used only briefly from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, as the attack threat changed from bombers to ICBMs; the early warning role passed almost entirely to the more capable DEW Line further north.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Canada_Line
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Coordinates:   45°16'17"N   75°34'20"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago