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In addition to the AC&W buildings and structures, there are seven, extant MAR System buildings/structures at Cape Romanzof LRRS including a storage facility (Facility Number 2293), an industrial building (Facility Number 2294), a solid waste disposal facility (Facility Number 2295), a water supply building/ tank (Facility Number 2400), a radio beacon facility (Facility Number 2500), a residential building/radar tower (Facility Number 2940), and a surface weather observation facility (Facility Number 4101) (CEMML 2010). TIN CITY Tin City is located on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula at 65°34’N 168°00’W (Girardin 2009). It is about 590 miles west-northwest of Fairbanks. Originally known as Cape Prince of Wales, it was renamed Tin City in 1957 after a nearby mining community. The village of Wales is 5 miles northwest of the station, and the Siberian coastline is approximately 50-60 miles away, making Tin City the closest installation to the Soviet Union (now Russia). The installation occupies a total area of 748 acres and is subdivided into four parcels, including the lower camp, upper camp, air strip, and (at one time) a former WACS site. The upper camp is situated on the summit of Cape Mountain at an elevation of 2,275 feet above mean sea level (Girardin 2009). The lower camp is located on the lower slopes of the mountain and the Bering Sea shore at elevations of 0 to approximately 700 feet.