Thule VORTAC
Thule VORTAC is a building in Avannaata, Greenland.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thule Site J.
Thule Site J
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thule Site J is a United States Space Force radar station in Greenland near Pituffik Space Base for missile warning and spacecraft tracking. The northernmost station of the Solid State Phased Array Radar System, the military installation was built as the 1st site of the RCA 474L Ballistic Missile Early Warning System and had 5 of 12 BMEWS radars. Thule Site J is situated 3 km northwest of Thule VORTAC.
Thule VORTAC
- Type: Building
- Location: Avannaata, Greenland, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
76.54244° or 76° 32′ 33″ northLongitude
-68.2401° or 68° 14′ 24″ westOpen location code
C78HGQR5+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 704590337OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=beacon
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