"This is the Most Important Part" Commemorating the Industrial Heritage of the Cold War Bar-1 Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Auxiliary Radar Station, Komakuk Beach, Yukon Territory, Canada
Summary
An archaeological study of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line performed by researchers from the Yukon and Western Arctic Parks, Canada. The DEW Line operated in arctic Canada for forty years from experimental beginnings in 1953 to a final shutdown in 1993. The DEW Line was an important technological achievement constructing and maintaining highly complex radio and radar equipment in a difficult and challenging environment.
Cite this Record
"This is the Most Important Part" Commemorating the Industrial Heritage of the Cold War Bar-1 Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Auxiliary Radar Station, Komakuk Beach, Yukon Territory, Canada. David Neufeld. 1995 ( tDAR id: 459092) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459092
Keywords
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
11th Air Force
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611th
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611th Air Support Group
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611th Civil Engineer Squadron
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Archaeological Study
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Archaeological Survey
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BAR-1
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BAR-1 DEW Line
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Cultural Heritage Site
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DEW
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Distant Early Warning Line
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Pacific Air Forces
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Radar
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Radio
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United States Air Force
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Yukon and Western Arctic parks
Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory)
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Canada (Country)
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Ivvavik National Park
Spatial Coverage
min long: -170.016; min lat: 57.975 ; max long: -115.492; max lat: 68.567 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): 611th Air Support Group CRM Manager
File Information
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| Neufeld_et_al_1995.pdf | 232.79kb | Mar 16, 2021 11:11:21 AM | Confidential |
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