A naval shore radar station in north-west Iceland

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Feachem, R. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1950
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Reykjavík; Ísafjörður; Ísafjarðardjúp; Denmark Strait; Iceland; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400044910; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400044910

In 1941 the Admiralty decided to construct a radar station to overlook Denmark Strait off the north-west coast of Iceland. The site finally selected was on the top of the promontory between Aðalvik and Ísafjarðardjúp at approximately 1600 ft. (480 m.) above sea-level. A base camp was to be set up at Sæbol in Aðalvik for the maintenance of the station. There was no landward communication except with a few hamlets in the immediate neighbourhood. Supplies were brought by sea from Reykjavík, 180 miles (290 km.) away. There was a telegraph service from Reykjavík to Ísafjörður, and a telephone from Ísafjörður to the base camp. Radio communication was used as little as possible.