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Long Range Radar Site on Barter Island

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Oblique aerial view of a coastline with eroding bluff, part of the bluff has been anchored with large, black sand-filled bags.
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Detailed Description

An oblique aerial photograph shows the currently active Long Range Radar Site on Barter Island, formerly a DEW Line (Distant Early Warning) station that was deactivated in 1990. The Cold War-era landfill in the foreground of the photograph was at immediate risk from coastal erosion in 2006 and has since been relocated farther inland. Photo from oblique imagery archive.

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Public Domain.