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The Swan

First Visited: 2x01 - Man of Science, Man of Faith {First Found: 1x11 - All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues)

First Named: 2x03 - Orientation

Area of Study: Electromagnetic Research

The Swan was originally constructed as a laboratory where DHARMA scientists could research the unique electromagnetic fluctuations emanating from the sector of the island where the station is located. Not long after experiments began, however, there was an "incident" and since then two individuals are sent to the station in 540 day rotations to press a button every 108 minutes. The mid-section survivors of Oceanic flight 815 discovered a man, Desmond, inside the Swan.





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The Staff
First Visited: 2x15 - Maternity Leave
First Named: 2x17 - Lockdown
Area of Study: Unknown
The Staff, or the Caduceus Medical Station, was occupied by the Others in Claire's flashbacks in Maternity Leave. When Claire returned to the Staff, however, she found the station abandoned. It is unknown whether the station was used to conduct medical experiments or as a field hospital for DHARMA personnel.

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The Arrow
First Visited: 2x05 - ...and Found
First Named: 2x17 - Lockdown
Area of Study: Unknown
The Arrow was discovered by the tail-section survivors of Oceanic flight 815. The station was found completely abandoned save a few boxes and containers. The survivors used it as a shelter, but it's purpose to the DHARMA Initiative is unknown. Goodwin, an Other, suggested the stationwas a storage facility.

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The Pearl
First Visited: 2x21 - ?
First Named: 2x17 - Lockdown
Area of Study: Monitoring Station
The Pearl is a monitoring station located not far from the Swan. It was hidden under a clearing near where the Nigerian plane crashed — in fact, underneath the tail of the crashed plane after it fell from a cliff. Its location was marked by salting the earth in the shape of a giant question mark, preventing vegetation from growing and masking the symbol. Two individuals are sent to the station for 21 day rotations (eight hour shifts) to observe and record the activities of participants in DHARMA Initiative projects.

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The Flame
First Visited: N/A
First Named: 2x17 - Lockdown
Area of Study: Unknown
The Flame is an unknown station. A map drawn on a blast door in the Swan gives it's alleged location between the Staff and the Swan.

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Unknown
First Visited: N/A
First Named: N/A
Area of Study: Unknown
A map drawn on a blast door in the Swan has a possible location of another station near the Arrow. The name of the station is unknown. The DHARMA logo for a yet as discovered station has shown up on the canteen holder of Ethan Rom in Maternity Leave and on the tail of a shark in Adrift.

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