Information for Barter Island, AK

Latitude: 70-07-49.5 N, Longitude: 143-38-21 W


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BAR-Main   A-21   Barter Island, AK FPS-19; FPS-23 FPS-19; FPS-117 1953 * Original Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Main Site, and present-day North Warning System (NWS) Long-Range Radar Site (LRRS). The first DEW-Line radar station to become operational. FPS-117 long-range radar was installed in the winter of 1990. The prototype FPS-124 short-range radar was also installed here.

Current Use: NWS LRRS. Located near the town of Kaktovik.

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