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55.26361,-162.88556~ Cold Bay COB-MAIN ; 71.32722,-156.6361~ Point Barrow LRR POW-M; 70.91028,-153.23972~ Lonely SRR POW-1; 70.49833,-149.88944~ Oliktok LRR POW-2; 70.17611,-146.85528~ Flaxman Island SRR POW-3 ; 70.13028,-143.63917~ Barter Island LRR BAR-M; 69.59472,-140.17806~ Komakuk Beach SRR BAR-1; 68.92278,-137.26056~ Shingle Point LRR BAR-2; 68.89417,-133.94194~ Storm Hills SRR BAR-BA3; 69.44306,-132.9986~ Tuktoyaktuk SRR BAR-3; 69.60417,-130.8936~ Liverpool Bay SRR BAR-DA1; 69.92417,-128.97333~ Nicholson Peninsula SRR BAR-4 ; 70.17139,-124.725~ Cape Parry LRR PIN-M; 68.47917,-113.22556~ Lady Franklin Point LRR PIN-3; 69.67278,-121.67194~ Keats Point SRR PIN-1BD; 69.26667,-119.21667~ Croker River SRR PIN-1BG; 68.83611,-116.96806~ Harding River SRR PIN-2A; 68.75528,-114.93917~ Bernard Harbour SRR PIN-CB; 68.48583,-110.86389~ Edinburgh Island SRR PIN-DA; 69.03639,-107.82167~ Cape Peel West SRR PIN-EB ; 68.76083,-81.22639~ Hall Beach LRR FOX-M; 69.06694,-79.06528~ Rowley Island SRR FOX-1; 68.89889,-75.13889~ Longstaff Bluff SRR FOX-2; 68.65056,-71.23278~ Dewar Lakes LRR FOX-3; 68.4725,-66.80028~ Cape Hooper SRR FOX-4 67.53472|, -63.78611, Broughton Island FOX-5; 69.22389,-77.23~ Bray Island SRR FOX-A; 68.61944,-73.2125~ Nudluardjk Lake SRR FOX-B; 68.6475,-69.12972~ Kangok Fjord SRR FOX-CA ; 64.95472,-63.56056~ Cape Mercy SRR BAF-2; 63.34,-64.15806~ Brevoort Island LRR BAF-3; 62.50611,-64.51833~ Loks Land SRR BAF-4A; 61.59639,-64.63889~ Resolution Island SRR BAF-5 ; 59.9875,-64.16528~ Cape Kakiviak SRR LAB-1; 58.48861,-62.58556~ Saglek LRR LAB-2; 57.13528,-61.47556~ Kiglapait SRR LAB-3; 55.74167,-60.42833~ Big Bay SRR LAB-4; 54.71472,-58.35833~ Tukialik SRR LAB-5; 53.55111,-56.83~ Cartwright LRR LAB-6 ; 66.66445,-61.35583~ Cape Dyer LRR DYE-M ; 66.06889,-153.68625~ Indian Mountain; 65.57556,-168.01056~ Tin City; 62.92917,-156.01417~ Tatalina; 61.11917,-155.59639~ Sparrevohn; 69.73556,-163.01639~ Point Lay; 71.32722,-156.63611~ Point Barrow; 64.95194,-148.35681~ Murphy Dome; 70.49833,-149.88944~ Oliktok; 66.84333,-162.59556~ Kotzebue; 58.69250,-156.67028~ King Salmon; 55.24528,-162.77~ Cold Bay; 66.56083,-145.20944~ Fort Yukon; 61.78472,-165.94583~ Cape Romanzof; 58.62667,-162.07611~ Cape Newenham; 68.87057,-166.15039~ Cape Lisburne; 70.13041,-143.63938~ Barter Island; 60.6156,-151.28313~ Kenai}} -->

North Warning System (1993-Present) - A post Cold War line of radar sites across the top of Canada and Alaska. Established to provide early warning of a bomber attack from the north or east.

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(Work in Progress) North Warning System Radar Sites (edit list)
ID Site Type State DEW NWS Equip From To GPS Notes
LIZ-3 Wainwright SRRS AK AUX SRR FPS-124 1994 2007 70.61028,
-159.87000
A-17
POW-MAIN 		Point Barrow LRRS AK MAIN LRR FPS-117 1999 Present 71.32722,
-156.63610
POW-1 Lonely AK AUX SRR FPS-124 1994 2007 70.91028,
-153.23972
A-19
POW-2 		Oliktok AK AUX LRR FPS-117 1990 Present 70.49833,
-149.88944
POW-3 Flaxman Island AK AUX SRR FPS-124 1994 2007 70.17611,
-146.85528
A-21 Barter Island LLRS AK MAIN LRR FPS-117 1990-11 Present 70.13028,
-143.63917
BAR-1 Komakuk Beach YT AUX SRR FPS-124 1990-10 Present 69.59472,
-140.17806
BAR-2 Shingle Point YT AUX LRR FPS-117 1989-06 Present 68.92278,
-137.26056
BAR-3 Tuktoyaktuk NT AUX SRR FPS-124 1990-09 Present 69.44306,
-132.99860
BAR-4 Nicholson Peninsula NT AUX SRR FPS-124 1990-10 Present 69.92417,
-128.97333
BAR-BA3 Storm Hills NT SRR FPS-124 1990-11 Present 68.89417,
-133.94194
BAR-DA1 Liverpool NT SRR FPS-124 1990-11 Present 69.60417,
-130.89360
PIN-MAIN Cape Parry NT MAIN LRR FPS-117 1989 Present 70.17139,
-124.72500
PIN-3 Lady Franklin Point NU AUX LRR FPS-117 1989 Present 68.47917,
-113.22556 		2000 Fire destroyed site
PIN-1BD Keats Point NT SRR FPS-124 1991-07 Present 69.67278,
-121.67194
PIN-1BG Croker River NU SRR FPS-124 1991-08 Present 69.26667,
-119.21667
PIN-2A Harding River NU SRR FPS-124 1991-09 Present 68.83611,
-116.96806
PIN-CB Bernard Harbour NU SRR FPS-124 1991-09 Present 68.75528,
-114.93917
PIN-DA Edinburgh Island NU SRR FPS-124 1991-10 Present 68.48583,
-110.86389
PIN-EB Cape Peel NU SRR FPS-124 1991-10 Present 69.03639,
-107.82167


CAM-MAIN Cambridge Bay NU MAIN LRR FPS-117 1989 Present 69.11611,
-105.11889
CAM-2 Gladman Point NU AUX SRR FPS-124 1990-10 Present 68.68000,
-97.81056
CAM-3 Shepherd Bay SRRS NU AUX LRR FPS-117 1989-07 Present 68.79278,
-93.44028
CAM-4 Pelly Bay NU AUX SRR FPS-124 1992 Present 68.43694,
-89.72611
CAM-1A Jenny Lind Island NU SRR FPS-124 1991 Present 68.74194,
-101.85472
CAM-5A Cape McLoughlin NU SRR FPS-124 1992 Present 69.65361,
-85.51778
CAM-B Hat Island NU INT SRR FPS-124 1991 Present 68.31722,
-100.06917
CAM-D Simpson Lake NU INT SRR FPS-124 1991 Present 68.59472,
-91.95667
CAM-A3A Sturt Point NU SRR FPS-124 1991 Present 68.96306,
-103.75944
CAM-CB Gjoa Haven NU SRR FPS-124 1990 Present 68.64417,
-95.86944
CAM-FA Lailor River NU SRR FPS-124 1992-08 Present 69.11056,
-83.53972
FOX-MAIN Hall Beach NU MAIN LRR FPS-117 1989-09 Present 68.76083,
-81.22639
FOX-1 Rowley Island NU AUX SRR FPS-124 1991 Present 69.06694,
-79.06528
FOX-2 Longstaff Bluff NU AUX SRR FPS-124 1990 Present 68.89889,
-75.13889
FOX-3 Dewar Lakes NU AUX LRR FPS-117 1989-07 Present 68.65056,
-71.23278
FOX-4 Cape Hooper NU AUX SRR FPS-124 1990-12 Present 68.4725,
-66.80028 		Site 37
FOX-5 Broughton Island NU AUX SRR FPS-124 1991 Present 67.53472,
-63.78611 		Site 39
FOX-A Bray Island NU INT SRR FPS-124 1991 Present 69.22389,
-77.23000
FOX-B Nudluardjk Lake NU INT SRR FPS-124 19?? Present 68.61944,
-73.21250
FOX-CA Kangok Fjord NU SRR FPS-124 1992 Present 68.6475,
-69.12972
BAF-2 Cape Mercy NU SRR FPS-124 1992-07 Present 64.95472,
-63.56056
BAF-3 Brevoort Island NU LRR FPS-117 1988-10 Present 63.34000,
-64.15806
BAF-4A Loks Land NU SRR FPS-124 1992-08 Present 62.50611,
-64.51833
BAF-5 Resolution Island NU SRR FPS-124 1991-09 Present 61.59639,
-64.63889
DYE-MAIN Cape Dyer NU MAIN LRR FPS-117 1989-08 Present 66.66445,
-61.35583 		Site 41
LAB-1 Cape Kakiviak NL SRR FPS-124 1992 Present 59.98750,
-64.16528
LAB-2 Saglek NL LRR FPS-117 1989 Present 58.48861,
-62.58556
LAB-3 Kiglapait NL SRR FPS-124 1992 Present 57.13528,
-61.47556
LAB-4 Big Bay NL SRR FPS-124 1992-09 Present 55.74167,
-60.42833
LAB-5 Tukialik NL SRR FPS-124 1992-10 Present 54.71472,
-58.35833
LAB-6 Cartwright NL LRR FPS-117 1988-11 Present 53.55111,
-56.83000
A-03 Indian Mountain LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 66.06889,
-153.68625
A-11 Tin City LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 65.57556,
-168.01056
A-05 Tatalina LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 62.92917,
-156.01417
A-06 Sparrevohn LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 61.11917,
-155.59639
A-15 Point Lay LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 1989 1994 69.73550,
-163.01687 		*
A-02 Murphy Dome LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 64.95194,
-148.35681
A-12 Kotzebue LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 66.84333,
-162.59556
A-07 King Salmon LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 58.69250,
-156.67028
A-01 Fort Yukon LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 66.56083,
-145.20944
A-08
COB-Main 		Cold Bay LRRS AK MAIN LRR FPS-117 1985-07 Present 55.24528,
-162.77000
A-10 Cape Romanzof LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 61.78472,
-165.94583
J-09 Cape Newenham LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 58.62667,
-162.07611
A-13 Cape Lisburne LRRS AK LRR FPS-117 Present 68.87057,
-166.15039
A-14 Kenai LRRS AK LRR CARSR Present 60.6156,
-151.28313

Related:
BUIC System, Barter Island Long-Range Radar Site, Cape Hooper Short-Range Radar Site, Cape Kakiviak Short-Range Radar Site, Cold Bay Air Force Station, Cold War, Defense Installations Portal, Hill Air Force Base Radar Site, JSS System, OTH-B System, Permanent System Radar Sites, SAGE System, Saglek Air Station, US Radar Sets, Alaska White Alice Communication Sites, FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers,

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