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Table 1 List of SuperDARN radars. Magnetic latitudes/longitudes are in AACGM-v2 coordinates to one decimal point accuracy for 1 January 2018

From: Review of the accomplishments of mid-latitude Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) HF radars

Radar Name

Country

Geo. lat.

Geo. lon.

Boresite

Mag. lat.

Mag. lon.

Year

Code

Northern Hemisphere

 Adak Island East

USA

51.9

− 176.6

46.0

47.3

− 111.1

2012

ADE

 Adak Island West

USA

51.9

− 176.6

− 28.0

47.3

− 111.1

2012

ADW

 Blackstone

USA

37.1

− 78.0

− 40.0

46.4

− 0.7

2008

BKS

 Christmas Valley East

USA

43.3

− 120.4

54.0

48.7

− 56.2

2010

CVE

 Christmas Valley West

USA

43.3

− 120.4

− 20.0

48.7

− 56.2

2010

CVW

 Clyde River

Canada

70.5

− 68.5

− 55.6

77.4

18.4

2012

CLY

 Fort Hays East

USA

38.9

− 99.4

45.0

47.9

− 30.1

2009

FHE

 Fort Hays West

USA

38.9

− 99.4

− 25.0

47.9

− 30.1

2009

FHW

 Goose Bay

USA

53.3

− 60.5

5.0

59.4

23.8

1983

GBR

 Hankasalmi

UK

62.3

26.6

− 12.0

58.9

103.8

1995

HAN

 Hokkaido East

Japan

43.5

143.6

30.0

36.9

− 143.2

2006

HOK

 Hokkaido West

Japan

43.5

143.6

− 30.0

36.9

− 143.2

2014

HKW

 Inuvik

Canada

68.4

−  133.8

29.5

71.1

− 81.1

2008

INV

 Kapuskasing

USA

49.4

− 82.3

− 12.0

58.7

− 6.2

1993

KAP

 King Salmon

Japan

58.7

− 156.7

− 20.0

57.1

− 96.6

2001

KSR

 Kodiak

USA

57.6

−  152.2

30.0

56.8

− 92.3

2000

KOD

 Longyearbyen

Norway

78.2

16.1

23.7

75.5

108.5

2016

LYR

 Prince George

Canada

54.0

− 122.6

− 5.0

59.0

− 61.6

2000

PGR

 Pykkvibaer

UK

63.8

− 20.5

30.0

63.5

66.0

1995

PYK

 Rankin Inlet

Canada

62.8

− 92.1

5.7

71.5

− 21.7

2007

RKN

 Saskatoon

Canada

52.2

− 106.5

23.1

60.0

− 41.2

1993

SAS

 Stokkseyri

UK

63.9

− 21.0

− 59.0

63.7

65.7

1994

STO

 Wallops Island

USA

37.9

− 75.5

35.9

46.9

2.7

2005

WAL

Southern Hemisphere

 Buckland Park

Australia

− 34.6

138.5

146.5

− 45.3

− 145.2

2014

BPK

 Dome C East

Italy

− 75.1

123.4

115.0

− 89.0

56.9

2012

DCE

 Falkland Islands

UK

− 51.8

− 59.0

178.3

− 39.3

10.2

2010

FIR

 Halley

UK

− 75.5

− 26.6

165.0

− 62.2

30.3

1988

HAL

 Kerguelen

France

− 49.4

70.3

168.0

− 58.5

124.5

2000

KER

 McMurdo

USA

− 77.9

166.7

263.4

− 79.9

− 32.8

2010

MCM

 SANAE

South Africa

− 71.7

− 2.9

173.2

− 61.9

45.1

1997

SAN

 South Pole

USA

− 90.0

118.3

75.7

− 74.3

19.2

2013

SPS

 Syowa East

Japan

− 69.0

39.6

106.5

− 66.5

73.6

1997

SYE

 Syowa South

Japan

− 69.0

39.6

165.0

− 66.5

73.6

1995

SYS

 TIGER Bruny Island

Australia

− 43.4

147.2

180.0

− 54.0

− 132.3

1999

TIG

 TIGER Unwin

Australia

− 46.5

168.4

227.9

− 53.8

− 105.2

2004

UNW

 Zhongshan

China

− 69.4

76.4

72.5

− 74.9

99.0

2010

ZHO