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CFS Resolution Island
Part of North Warning System
Nunavut, Canada
CFS Resolution Island is located in Canada
CFS Resolution Island
CFS Resolution Island
Coordinates61°35′47″N 64°38′18″W / 61.5964°N 64.6383°W / 61.5964; -64.6383
TypeRadar Station
Site information
Controlled byCFS Resolution Island Royal Canadian Air Force
Site history
Built1952
In use1953-1961

CFS Resolution Island (BAF-5[1]) is a short-range radar site. It is located 593 miles (954 km) north-northwest of CFB Goose Bay, Labrador on Resolution Island, Nunavut. It is part of the North Warning System. During the Cold War, it was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by NORAD.

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