LAB-1 Radar Site

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Established in July of 1992 as a fully autonomous short range radar site in the LAB Sector of the North Warning System, the LAB-1 or Cape Kakiviak radar site is a short-range station that is equipped with AN/FPS-124 radar systems. Controlled through the LAB-2 station at Saglek to the South, the LAB-1 station is the Northernmost facility in the LAB sector and is accessible only by helicopter.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Kakiviak_Short_Range_Radar_Site
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Coordinates:   59°59'9"N   64°9'53"W
This article was last modified 10 years ago