Border Beacon
Former Royal Canadian Air Force military installation in Labrador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Border Beacon (Mid-Canada Line Site 212) was a United States Air Force military installation in Labrador, located approximately 190 km (120 mi) west of the Town of Hopedale.[1] Border Beacon was a bistatic radar Doppler Detection Station on the Mid-Canada Line system of early-warning radar stations.[2]
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Border Beacon | |||||||
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Mid-Canada Line Site 212 | |||||||
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Labrador, Canada | |||||||
Coordinates | 55.332761°N 63.214139°W / 55.332761; -63.214139 | ||||||
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Built | 1957 | ||||||
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In use | 1958 – April 1965 | ||||||
Demolished | 1987 | ||||||
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Opened in 1957, and fully operational in 1958,[3] Border Beacon was in operation for eight years. The eastern portion of the Mid-Canada Line was shut down in 1965 and the site was closed.[4]