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Cocos Islands

Cocos Islands station was in operation from November of 1961 to September of 1974.

Station Name

Station NameCocos Islands
Alternative NameKeeling Islands

Station Location

GeographicLat. -12.20 Long. 96.80E
GeomagneticLat. -22.83 Long. 167.44
Dip-44.1
Split (0.5*gyro frequency) 0.6 MHz
L Shell1.18
Time Noon04 UT

Station Lifetime

Years of Data 29 years operation
OpenedNovember 1961
ClosedSeptember 1974
ReopenedAugust 2008
StatusOpen

Station Identity

IPS Code2451
URSI CodeCS31K
ISES/IUWDS Code79101
WDC Code9031K
ESSA Code31K

Station Data Sets

IonogramFrom November 1961 to September 1974, 35 mm film. From August 2008, Digital.
MagnetometerFrom July 2012
Cocos Islands
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