Hall Beach, Nunavut
FOX-Main

• FOX-MAIN, HALL BEACH, Canada, is situated on 2880 acres located on a small point of land which forms the eastern most extremity of a broad coastal plain that extends from Foxe Basin to Hall Lake, 20 miles to the west. This Main Radar Station, headquarters for FOX Sector, is located at the summit of a knoll 15 feet above sea level. the surrounding terrain is flat with the surface being studded with numerous ponds and lakes. The maximum elevation as far west as Hall Lake is 50 feet. The general area appears to be an emerging sea bottom. The entire coast is lined with gravel bars that parallel the shore.

• Annual precipitation, including snowfall, is approximately 7 inches, being heaviest in July and August and least in February. Snowfall is greatest in October and November and averages about 36 inches a year. the absolute minimum and maximum temperatures are minus 58 and plus 74 degrees Fahrenheit respectively.

• A round trip water haul of one mile is maintained summer and winter.

Satellite Image (high level)

Satellite Image (close-up)

Ancient Inuit Dwelling Approximately 5000 years old, the remains of this underground dwelling are located a short distance south of Hall Beach. (courtesy Robert Lewsen)

Hall Beach Nunavut Photo Albums

Site Photos 1988

Dining Room at the radar site (courtesy Marty Atherton)

TropoScatter system antennae. with television and telephone satellite dishes below. (courtesy Marty Atherton)

FOX Main, winter view (courtesy Marty Atherton)

Innside the overhead heated walkway between building trains courtest Dan McIsaac

Old Power Plant Control room 1992 All this equipment has since been removed

Old Power Plant 1992 Dan McIsaac doing shift checks. These White Superior engines were replaced with Caterpillar engines in 1994

Tropo antennae taken from overhead walkway (courtesy Dan McIsaac)

The door to the Sauna (In memory of Bob Tugwell) (courtesy Dan McIsaac)

Building Layout

Christmas Party for Hall Beach Inuit Children late 70's. Santa is John Ross

Aerial view of the site 1960 Taken from the top of the "AA Tower" 300 ft up. (courtesy Doug Consul)

"AA" Tower (courtesy Doug Consul)

Construction Camp 1957 (courtesy Doug Consul)

Construction Camp 1957 (courtesy Doug Consul)

Sealift 1960 courtesy Lyall LaLonde

Sealift 1960 courtesy Lyall LaLonde

Inside the Power plant 1960 (courtesy Doug Consul)

Lyall LaLonde & Frank MacDonald 1960 (courtesy Lyall LaLonde)

Power Plant - Diesel, 1960 (courtesy Doug Consul)

Power Plant Distribution Panel 1960 (courtesy Doug Consul)

External view of the Power Plant 1960 (courtesy Doug Consul)

Hall Beach Nursing Station 1960 (courtesy Doug Consul)

Christmas, Lower Camp, 1962 courtesy Lyall LaLonde

Overhead walkway Feb 1989 (courtesy Curt Reinke)

Remains of AVRO York crash courtesy John higenbottam

Construction Tent 1962 or '63John Higenbottam (left), Barry Dunn (centre) and friend. (courtesy John Higenbottam),

Alan McMillan(left), Alex Puritch (right) unloading fuel drums coutesy John Higenbottam

Looking from the Airport towards the site courtesy Peter Hill

Another site view courtesy Peter Hill