Cape Kakiviak Short Range Radar Site
{{Short description|Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site in Newfoundland and Labrador}}
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|name=Cape Kakiviak Radar Site (LAB-1)
|partof=North Warning System
|location= Labrador, Canada
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|type= Short Range Radar Station
|code=LAB-1
|built=July 1992
|builder=Royal Canadian Air Force
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|used=1992-present
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|controlledby= North American Aerospace Defense Command
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|lat_dir=N|lat_deg=59|lat_min=59|lat_sec=15
|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=064|lon_min=09|lon_sec=55
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|caption=Location of Cape Kakiviak (LAB-1), Labrador}}
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Cape Kakiviak Short Range Radar Site (LAB-1) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in the Torngat Mountains of northern Labrador, {{convert|505|mi|km}} north of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.{{cite web|url=http://www.lswilson.ca/nwssitemap.jpg |title=North Warning System |publisher=1swilson.ca |accessdate=2013-09-22}}
Facilities
The facility contains a Short Range AN/FPS-124 doppler airborne target surveillance radar that was installed in July 1992 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-1) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.{{cite web|url=http://www.lswilson.ca/dewline.htm#L |title=The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland |publisher=Lswilson.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-09-22}}
See also
References
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509055446/http://www.norad.mil/about/index.html About NORAD] Public information
- [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/airdef/an-fps-117.htm Radar Information] AN/FPS-117 Radar information from FAS
- [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/airdef/an-fps-124.htm Technical Radar Information] AN/FPS-124 Radar information from FAS
Category:Military installations in Newfoundland and Labrador