CFS Churchill

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CFS Churchill
Coordinates: 58°43′30″N94°07′00″W / 58.72500°N 94.11667°W / 58.72500; -94.11667
CountryFlag of Canada.svg  Canada
Province Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba

Canadian Forces Station Churchill was located at Churchill, Manitoba.

Churchill, Manitoba Town in Manitoba, Canada

Churchill is a town in northern Manitoba, Canada on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 110 kilometres from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" that has helped its growing tourism industry.

Manitoba Province of Canada

Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada. It is often considered one of the three prairie provinces and is Canada's fifth-most populous province with its estimated 1.3 million people. Manitoba covers 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi) with a widely varied landscape, stretching from the northern oceanic coastline to the southern border with the United States. The province is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west, the territories of Nunavut to the north, and Northwest Territories to the northwest, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.

The ionospheric study station started in 1950 as HMC NRS Churchill, was renamed to HMCS CHURCHILL in 1956 and finally was renamed to CFS Churchill in 1966 as part of the Canadian Forces Supplementary Radio System. [1]

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References

  1. Proc, Jerry. "hmcs Churchill". jproc.ca.