A new use for an old radar tower (IMAGE)

McGill University

A new use for an old radar tower

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The 60-m high abandoned radar tower on remote Middleton Island, Alaska has been modified through the addition of nesting platforms with one-way glass. This means that researchers can walk up into the tower and see hundreds of breeding kittiwakes up close.

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Kristen Lalla

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