- Komakuk Beach, Yukon
Komakuk Beach was the site of a DEW Line station, located on the Arctic coast of
Canada 'sYukon Territory . The station was closed in1993 pursuant to the general policy of dismantling such stations that was adopted following the collapse of theSoviet Union , which effectively ended theCold War and obviated the need to maintain these installations.Komakuk Beach had been the scene of considerable environmental damage, which took seven years to clean up; following this, the site was incorporated into
Ivvavik National Park in2000 .The immediate area surrounding the former station is completely uninhabited, as the northernmost settlement within the Yukon Territory is at Old Crow, approximately 225 km (140 miles) miles to the south.
Situated in a narrow coastal plain at the base of the Richardson Mountains and having a
tundra climate , Komakuk Beach is located at 69°35' North latitude and 140°11' West longitude.
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