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Cape Dyer

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Cape Dyer

Coordinates66.67°, -61.37°

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Overview

The North Warning System is a joint United States and Canadian early-warning radar system for the atmospheric air defense of North America. It provides surveillance of airspace from potential incursions or attacks from across North America's polar region. It replaced the Distant Early Warning Line system in the late 1980s.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
66.6667
Longitude
-61.3667
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
51
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Thick-billed Murre
    Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Glaucous Gull
    Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767 · Aves
    4
  • alpine fireweed
    Chamaenerion latifolium (L.) Sweet · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Black-legged Kittiwake
    Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • Sabine's Gull
    Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819) · Aves
    3
  • Dovekie
    Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • Northern Fulmar
    Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761) · Aves
    3
  • Long-tailed Jaeger
    Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    3

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
989

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
70
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API