Statements (31)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:radar
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gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:DEW_Line
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gptkbp:built |
1954
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gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:completedIn |
1957
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gptkbp:decommissioned |
1993
|
gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
|
gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Cold_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Distant Early Warning Line
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gptkbp:length |
about 3,000 miles
|
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Arctic_region gptkb:Greenland gptkb:northern_Canada |
gptkbp:numberOfStations |
63
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gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command
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gptkbp:partOf |
Cold War defense
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gptkbp:purpose |
early detection of Soviet bombers
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Mid-Canada_Line
gptkb:Pinetree_Line |
gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:North_Warning_System
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gptkbp:significance |
early warning of air attack
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gptkbp:status |
mostly dismantled
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gptkbp:type |
gptkb:radar
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:DEW_Line
gptkb:CFB_Pangnirtung gptkb:CFB_Tuktoyaktuk gptkb:CFB_Whale_Cove |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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