Allans Hill radar station.
Introduction
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Allans Hill radar station.
Image: © Des Colhoun Taken: 14 Jan 2007
The facility is run and maintained by NATS (National Air Traffic Service) and its purpose is to monitor the progress of mostly civilian airways traffic. It also provides a deconfliction service with the fairly intense military flying which the area frequently "enjoys".
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Image Location
Latitude
57.643321
Longitude
-2.164482