LORAN A

UPDATED December 13, 2006

Geodetic Position – Mercury Datam (1960) are given for those station in operation 1975.

A Special thanks to Mr. Carl Andren of Andren Software Co. for providing the coordinates.

BO – JAN MAYEN – BJUGN

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1L0 (1959-1977)

1L1 (1959-1977)

BO STA “N”68 37 55.74N14 27 20.29E

BJUGN STA “B”63 49 30.07N09 24 48.58E

JAN MAYEN STA “J”70 55 33.19N08 42 44.80W

NATO “A”

VIK – SKUVANES – SHAW – HEBRIDES

VIKSTA “K” 1L5 64 24 08.000N – 19 02 17.000W

1L5 (1943-1945)

SKUVANES, FAEROS STA “U”61 27 22.000N – 06 49 21.000W

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MANGERSTA, HEBRIDES STA “A”58 11 11.000N – 07 05 51.000W

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1L6 (1943-1945)

1L6-b (1944-1945)SHAW, SHETLANDSSTA “W” 1L6b060 49 47.000N00 46 41.900W

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VIK – SKUVANES – HEBRIDES – SHETLAND – NEWTON - WEYBOURNE

1L7 (<1961-1977)

VIKSTA “O” 1L763 24 09.55N – 19 02 06.19W

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1L6 (<1961-1977)

MANGERSTA, HEBRIDES STA “A”58 11 10.07N – 07 05 24.97W

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SKUVANES, FAEROS STA “U”61 27 26.12N – 06 49 46.63W

1S1 (1961-1977)

NATO “B”

1S2 (1961-1977)

GARTHS NESS, SHETLAND STA “G” 59 53 10.36N – 01 21 00.28W

WEYBOURNE STA “W” 52 57 01.52N 01 07 25.48E

NEWTON PT STA “A” / STA “N”55 31 13.56N – 01 36 49.63W

ESTACA DE VARES – PORSPODOR – EAST BLOCKHOUSE

NATO “C”

1S3 (1961-1976)

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1S4 (1961-1976)

1H5 (1976-1977)

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EAST BLOCKHOUSE, WALES STA “W” 51 40 50 92N –05 07 10 36W

PORSPODOR, FRANCE 48 30N – 4 46W

ESTACA de VARES (PUNTA de LA) STA “S” Radio Call Sign: AOB50 43 47 05 28N – 07 40 35 82W

FLORES – SANTA MARIA -PORT SANTO – SAGRES

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1S5 (1965-1977)

1S6 (1965-1977)

1S7 (1965-1977)

SANTA MARIA STA “I” 37 00 40 55N 25 03 23 39W

PORT SANTO STA “P” 33 05 40 22N 16 20 19 98W

SAGRES, PORTUGAL STA “S” 37 00 40 01N 08 57 08 09W

FLORES, AZORES STA “F” 39 23 00 76N 31 10 10 82W

NATO “D”

KUTDLEK – ORSUIAGSSUAO - SANDUR

NATO “E”

1L5 (<1961-1977)

1L4 (<1961-1977)

KUTDLEK STA “O”61 32 28.37N42 13 49.73W

ORSUIAGSSUAO STA “G” 65 29 11.00N 38 52 51.57W

SANDUR STA “S”64 54 10.93N23 56 04.81W

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CAPE ATHOLL – CAPE CHRISTIAN - NIPISAT

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1L1 (1954-2S7 (-1975)

1L7 (1954-NOV56)1L0 (NOV 56 - 2S6 (-1975)

CAPE CHRISTIAN, BAFFIN IS 70 32N – 68 18W

DOPE II

CAPE ATHOLL76 19N – 69 22W

DOPE I

NIPISAT69 27N – 54 15W

DOPE III

350 miles

300 miles

1L4 (1943-1961)1L2 (1961-1983)

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1L3 (1943-1980)

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1L7 (1945-1950)S1H1 (1950-1980)

FREDERICKSHAB UNIT 07/STA “N” 59 59 17.71N 44 39 14.54W

BATTLE HARBOR STA “V” 1L2-1L3 STA “L” 1L4-1L3 UNIT 06 52 14 53.14N 55 36 18.39W

BONA VISTA STA “V” 1L3 STA “P” 1L7 UNIT 05 48 41 46.22N 53 05 13.74W

PORT AUX BASQUES STA “P” UNIT 79 47 34 01.27N 59 09 32.88W

DEMING STA “D” UNIT 0445 12 51.50N61 10 33.00W

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FREDERICKSHAB – BATTLE HARBOR – BONA VISTA – DEMING – PORT AUX BASQUES

To Baccaro

DEMING – BACCARO-NANTUCKET-MASHALL PT-MONTUCK

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To Bodie Is/Cape Hatteras

To Sandy Hook

1H7 (1971-80)

MARSHALL PT STA “M”43 55 05.00N 69 15 38.36W

DEMING STA “D” UNIT 0445 12 51.50N61 10 33.00W

1L71H1

1H2 (1950-1981)1L2 (1942-1950)

BACCARO STA”B” UNIT 0343 27 33.38N65 28 10.95W1L1 (1943-1950)

1H3 (1950-1980)

NANTUCKETSTA “S” 1H3/3H3/1L0/1L1 STA “N” 1H7/3H5 UNIT 1041 14 56.19N-69 58 30.04W (1H4, 3H4)41 14 59.31N-69 58 20.36W (1H3, 1H7)

1L1 (1942-1943)

MONTAUK STA “M” UNIT 02

To Fenwick

CHATHAM UNIT 21 MONITOR 1L0-1L1 (1943-47)

1L1 (1942-1943)

SANKATY HEAD LTMONITOR 1L0/1L11942-43Moved to CHATHAM

NANTUCKET-CHATHAM-MONTUCK-SANDY HOOK-FENWICK-BODIE IS-CAPE HATTERAS

SEESH8

NANTUCKET STA “S” 1L0

STA “N” 1H7, 3H5 UNIT 10

41 14 56.19N-69 58 30.04W(3H4, 3H5)

41 14 59.31N-69 58 20.36W(1H3, 1H7)

CHATHAM, UNIT 21 MONITOR 1L0/1L1 1943-1947

MONTUCK, STA “M” UNIT 02 1942-1943

1L1 (1942-43)

FENWICK STA “F” UNIT 01

SANDY HOOK STA “J” 40 28 21.09N 74 00 43.71W

IL0 (1942-1943)1L0 1943-1945

1L0 (1945-49)

1H4 (1949-1968)3H4 (1968-1980)

BODIE IS STA “H”35 50 07.96N75 33 32.53W

CAPE HATTERAS STA “H” 35 14 26.82N 75 31 37.89W

To Folly Beach

S 1H5 M (1951-68)S 3H5 M (1968-69)M 3H5 S (1969-80)

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SANKATY HEAD LT MONITOR 1L0/1L1 1942-1943Moved to CHATHAM

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BODIE IS - CAPE HATTERAS – HOBE SOUND - JUPITER

BODIE IS. STA “H”35 50 07.96N75 33 32.53W

1H1 (1945-1949)1H6 (1949-1968)3H6 (1968-1980)

CAPE HATTERAS STA “H” 35 14 26.82N 75 31 37.89W

FOLLY BEACH STA “C” 32 41 01.86N 79 53 15.34W

HOBE SOUND STA “G”

27 04 41.098N80 07 14.574W 1H2 (1945-1949)

1H7 (1949-1961)

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1H7 (1961-1968)3L1 (1968-1980)

JUPITERSTA “P” 3L1STA “J” 3L527 02 13.27 N80 06 52.35W

To San Salvador,BWI

JUPITER – SAN SALVADOR – SOUTH CAICOS – GRAND TURK – CAPE SAN JUAN – ANGUILLA - TOBAGO

3L5 (1969-1980)

2L3 (1959-1968)3L3 (1968-1980)

2L2 (1959-1968)3L2 (1968-1980)

2L3 (1955-1959)

SOUTH CAICOS STA “C” 21 34 15.13N 74 30 43.89W

CAPE SAN JUAN STA “J” 18 23 07.32N 65 37 11.87W

JUPITERSTA “J” 3L527 02 13.27N80 06 52.35W

SAN SALVADOR STA “B” 3L5 STA “S” 3L3 24 07 16.25N 74 27 04.72W

GRAND TURK

(Grand Turk/San Salvador)

TOBAGO

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2L2 (1955-1959)

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PURTO RICO

BILOXI – CAPE SAN BLAS – GRAND ISLE – VENICE – GALVESTON – PORT ISABEL –CAMERON - MATAGORDA

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S VENICE STA”V”27 04 38.50N82 27 02.06W

2H0 (1952-1964)3H0 (1964-1980)

2H1 (1952-1964)3H1 (1964-1968)

BILOXI30 23N – 88 52W

CAPE SAN BLAS STA “A”29 40 06.60N – 85 21 28.11W

3H1 (1968-1980)

GRAND ISLESTA “I” 3H1/3H2 29 15 59.62N 89 57 26.84W

3H2 (1968-1980)

2L5 (1945-???)

2L6 (45-?) 3H3 (1968-1980)

PORT ISABEL STA “T” 2L626 04 48.0N – 97 09 55.8W (1945)26 04 13.57N – 97 09 45.27W

MATAGORDA STA”M”28 20 18.600N96 25 22.400W

CAMERON STA “R”29 45 52.900N93 22 19.000W

GALVESTON STA “G”29 19 45.25N94 44 10.99W

SAN MATEO – PT. ARGUELLO – PT. SUR – PT. ARENA

2H1 (1964 – 1970)1H4 (1970 – 1979)

SAN MATEO STA “M”33 23 21.57N117 35 41.48W

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PT ARGUELLOUNIT 405

STA “G” 1H734 34 59.5N – 120 38 37.0W

STA “P” 1H434 34 46.09N – 120 38 38.95W

2H2 (1950 – 1970)1H5 (1970 – 1979)

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1H7 (1945 – 1947)

1H6 (1945 –1947) MS

PT SURUNIT 404 STA “S”36 19 01.0N121 53 34.0W

PT ARENA UNIT 403 STA “A” 1H6 38 55 08.0N – 123 43 23.0W (1945) 38 55 44.20N - 123 43 41.40W (1960)

To Cape Blanco

PT ARENA - CAPE BLANCO – PT GREENVILLE – SPRING IS.

PT ARENA UNIT 403STA “A” 1H6 38 55 44.20N123 43 41.40W

To Pt. Arguello

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2H3 (1950 – 1970)1H6 (1970 – 1979)

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2H4 (1945 – 1970)1L0 (1970 – 1979)

CAPE BLANCO STA “B” 42 50 08.12N 124 33 51.16W

2H5 (1945 – 1970)1L1 (1970 – 1979)

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To Gray Pt

PT GREENVILLE STA “W” 47 18 19.48N 124 16 39.87W

SPRING ISLAND STA “V” 49 59 49.35N 127 25 13.83W

SPRING IS. – GRAY PT. – BIORKA – OCEAN CAPE – SPRUCE CAPE

1L4 1970-1979)

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SPRING ISLAND STA “V” 49 59 49.35N 127 25 13.83W To Pt

Greenville

1L5 (1970-1979)

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PT. GRAY STA “G” 53 06 29.89N 131 38 50.52W

BIORKASTA “B” 1L5 / 1L6 56 51 20.63N 135 33 23.81W

1L2 (1952 – 1961)1L6 (1961 – 1979)

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OCEAN CAPEAKA: YAKUTAT STA “Y” 59 30 38.97N 139 46 32.97W

1L3 (1952 – 1961)1L7 (1961 – 1979)

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SPRUCE CAPE STA “K” 57 49 23.76N 152 19 42.27W

ATTU – AMCHITKA – ADAK – ST GEORGE – ST PAUL – ST MATTHEW – CAPE SCRICHEF

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ATTU UNIT 62STA “T” 1L0 / STA “L” 1L252 49 58.82N – 173 10 58.86E

1L7 (1950 – 1961)1L2 (1961 – 1979)

1L0 1943 –1950)

AMCHITKA UNIT 63 STA “C”51 22 01.34N-179 12 09.25E

ST. MATTHEW UNIT 05 STA “M”

60 21 30N-172 42 56W

1L1 (1944-1946)

ST GEORGE IS. UNIT 95 MONITOR 1L2 (1944 – 1947)

ADAK UNIT 64 - STA “D” 51 59 34.57N - 176 36 45.46WMONITOR 1L0/1L1 (1944 – 1950)

1L6 (1950 – 1961)1L3 (1961 – 1979)

CAPE SARICHEFUNIT 25 / STA “S”

MONITOR 1L2 (1947 – 1950)

54 35 49.94N164 55 32.73W

1L2 (1944 – 1950)

ST PAULUNIT 60/375

STA “P”57 09 40N-170 24 41.5W

UNMAKUNIT 40STA “U”

52 56 05.5N168 57 23.5W

500 MILES

JOHNSTON IS. – FRENCH FRIGATE – KAUKI – NIIHAU – MOLIKAI - HAWAII

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JOHNSTON IS. STA “O” 16 44 42.74N 169 30 46.29W

2L7 (1958 – 1979)

2L1 (1944 – 1951)

2L6 (1952 – 1979)

FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS STA “G” 2L1 STA “T” 2L6/2L723 51 50.80N – 166 17 16.50W

2L0 (1944 – 1951)

2L5 1965 – 1979)

HAWAII UPOLU PT UNIT 206 STA “J” 2L0 STA “P” 2L5 20 15 04.45N 155 53 13.78W

2L5 (1951 – 1965)

KAUKI UNIT 207 STA “K” 2L5 STA “M” 2L6 21 52 09.39N 159 26 39.12W MONITOR 2L0 (1944-1947)

MOLIKAI ILIO PT21 13N 157 16W

2L4 (1952 – 1965)

NIIHAUUNIT 205 STA “Q”21 48 16.4N160 14 13.5W

ATAFU – GARDNER – CANTON - BAKER

2L5 (1944 – 1946)

2L4 (1944 – 1946)

BAKERUNIT 91STA “E”

0 11 46.23N176 28 26.14W

ATAFUUNIT 93STA “F”

8 31 53.6S172 31 06.0W

GARDNER UNIT 92 STA “R”

4 41 41.65S-174 29 50.61W

CANTON IS. UNIT 94MONITOR 2L4/2L5 (1944-1946)

PHOENIX CHAIN

WAKE IS. – ENIWETOK – KWAJALEIN – MAJURO - MAKIN

1L0 (1951 – 1970)1H1 (1970 – 1977)

WAKE ISLAND PEALE IS. UNTIL 1963 STA “W” 1H119 18 48.70N – 166 37 17.16E

ENIWETOK STA “E” 11 21 31.11N162 20 49.21E

1L1 (1951 – 1970)1H2 (1970 – 1977)

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KWAJALEIN, EBEYE IS (51-77) KWADACK (44-51)UNIT 82 - STA “K” 2L2 / “Y” 1H208 46 25.59N – 167 44 19.11E

2L2 (1944 – 1951)

2L3 (1944 – 1951)

MAJURO UNIT 83 STA “D”

7 13 01.34N-171 04 29.96E

MAJURO MARILYN IS. UNIT 85MONITOR 2L2/2L3 (1944 – 1951)

MAKINBIKATIUNIT 84STA “L”3 16 19.8N-172 40 35.9E

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MARSHALL IS. CHAIN

MIYAKO JIMA – BATAAN IS – CATANDUNES – NAULO PT – TALAMPULON – TARUMPITAO – SULUAN –MAPIA - ULITHI

To Gesashi

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4H1-SS (1945)

4H0-SS (1945)

MAPIASTA “N”

ULITHIPOTANGERAS IS UNIT 338 STA “O” 4H1/4H2

SULUANSTA “P”

CATANDUANES PANAY IS. STA “D”

13 58 34.16N – 124 18 51.87E1L5 1953-642H3 1964-72

1L4 1953-642H4 1964-72

MIYAKO IS.STA “I”24 43 44.17N125 26 10.32E*18JAN5327JUL54BATAN IS.

STA “A”20 22 12.97N121 58 10.11E*18JAN53-27JUL54ELMO 7

1L6 1945-72

1L7 1945-72

TALAMPULANSTA “B”12 07 48.78N119 50 35.79E

TARUMPITAOSTA “R”09 02 51.59N – 117 37 48.67E

NAWLO PT STA “L”15 42 14.61N119 53 48.94E

*KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL

ANGAUR – ULITHI – YAP – GUAM - SAIPAN

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2L1 (1965-77) 2L1 (1953-65)

2L2 (1965-77)

4H2 (1945-53)2L2 (1953-64)

4H3 (1945-53)2L3 (1953-77)

ANGAUR UNIT 346STA “A” 2L6 / STA “U” 4H6MONITOR 4H6/4H7 (44-47) see sh 2206 55 11.84N – 134 08 58.46E

ULITHI UNIT 338POTANGERAS IS.STA “H” 4H1(SS)/4H210 04 14.5N-139 40 24.3EMoved to FALALOP IS.

GUAMCOCOS IS, UNIT 336 (1944-64)STA “V” 4H2/4H313 13 42.1N-144 38 40.5EOROTE PT. (1964-77)STA “U” 2L2/2L313 26 36.03N – 144 37 22.24E

SAIPAN UNIT 337STA “S” 4H3 STA “A” 2L315 07 46.76N – 145 41 38.11E

YAPSTA”Y”09 32 56.32N138 09 38.74E

RITIDIAN PT UNIT 39MONITOR 4H2/4H31945 - 1946

320 miles

420 MILES

120 MILES

MOROTAI – PULO ANNA – ANGAUR - PALAU

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4H6 (1944-46)

4H7 (1944–46)

PALAU – PELELIU – NGESEBUS Mobile Unit 331 12/44-4/45

UNIT 343 4/45 – 4/46 NGESEBUS IS.

7 03 51.0N – 134 15 16.0E

PULO ANNAMobile Unit 332 12/44-4/45

UNIT 344 4/45-4/46 STA “T”

4 39 21.0N-131 56 42.0E

MOROTAIMobile Unit 333 12/44-4/45

UNIT 345 4/45-4/462 35 05.0N – 128 36 16.0E

ANGAURMobile Unit 334 12/44-4/45 UNIT 346 4/45 –4/46STA “U”MONITOR 4H6/4H7 (1944-46)

MIYAKO – GESASHI – IWO – NOMAIKE – O_SHIMA - HACHIJO

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4H4 1945-504H7 1950-642H6 1964-77

2H6 1978-97

4H5 1945-504H6 1950-642H7 1964-67

2H7 1967-77

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4H4 (Jan-May53)2H4 1953-642S7 1964-97

2H5 1964-97

O_SHIMAUNIT 349 / STA “O” 34 40 36.0N – 139 26 33.0E*27JUN50-27JUL54

NOMAIKE ELMO 5 / STA “N”31 25 06 58N – 130 07 11 72 E *16DEC51-27JUL54

GESASHI26 36 26.22N – 128 09 07.48E(2S7)26 36 16.91N – 128 09 05.31E(2H5, 2H6)IKE SHIMAUNIT 350 / STA “J”1945 – 1963/426 23 49.4N-128 00 04.5E*27JUN50 – 27JUL54

MIYAKO JIMASTA “I” ELMO 624 43 44.17N – 125 26 10.32E*18JAN53-27JUL54

IWO JIMA UNIT 348/STA “K”24 48 26.1N – 141 17 30.0ESTA “K” 2H6/STA “Y” 2H724 48 34.29N - 141 19 25.85E*27JUN50-27JUL54

To Hasaki

HACHIJOSTA “U”33 05 30.82N139 48 57.21E

*Korean Service Medal

NOMAIKE – TSUSHIMA – PUSAN - MATSUE

NOMAIKE (OSHIMA) STA “N” ELMO 531 25 06.58N – 130 07 11.72E *16 DEC 51 – 27 JUL 54

* KOREAN Service Medal

PUSAN ELMO 4 35 09N – 129 11E*1 AUG 52 – 27 JUL 54

To Gesashi M

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S2S6 (1964-97)

4H3 (Jan-May 53)2H3 (1953 – 64)

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TSUSHIMA STA “T”34 39 44.76N – 129 28 46.53E

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MATSUE (MIHO BAY)STA “F” ELMO 335 27 42.72N – 133 20 20.74E

2S5 (1964 – 97)2H2 (1952 – 64)

To Niigata

MATSUE – NIIGATA - MATSUMAE

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MATSUMAE (HOKKAIDO) STA “E”41 25 31.99N – 140 04 33.78E *03 JAN 52 – 27 JUL 54 ELMO 1

2H0 (1952 – 64)2S3 (1964 – 97)

2H1 (1952 – 64)2S4 (1964 – 97)

NIIGATA STA “C”37 54 41.13N – 139 00 24.37E *03 JAN 52 – 27 JUL 54 ELMO 2

MATSUE (MIHO BAY)STA “F” 35 27 42.72N – 133 20 20.74EELMO 3

HACHIJO – HASAKI – OKAMA ISHI – OCHI ISHI

To IWO

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OCHI ISHI STA “X”43 11 20.32N – 145 31 07.57E

2S1 (1959 – 97)

OKAMA ISHI STA “O” 39 25 43.77N142 02 08.14E

2S2 (1959 – 97)

HASAKI STA “Z”35 48 41.71N140 46 53.80E

2S0 (1967 – 97)

HACHIJO STA “U” 33 05 30.82N139 48 57.21E