The location of Outpost 6, 2266
The location of Outpost 6, 2366
Outpost 6 was an outpost constructed on an asteroid by Starfleet in 2160. This outpost was one of seven Earth Outpost Stations located in Sector Z-6 on the Federation side of the Romulan Neutral Zone.
During the Neutral Zone Incursion of 2266, the location of Outpost 6 was labeled on a map of Sector Z-6 that was displayed on the bridge viewscreen of the USS Enterprise. (TOS: "Balance of Terror", production art)
In 2366, the location of Outpost 6 was labeled on a tactical intelligence analysis star chart. That year, the outpost received a warning from Starfleet Command about an alleged Romulan base on Nelvana III. (TNG: "The Defector", okudagram)
| Earth Outpost Stations |
|---|
| Outpost 1 • Outpost 2 • Outpost 3 • Outpost 4 • Outpost 5 • Outpost 6 • Outpost 7 • Outpost 8 |
This outpost was only mentioned in writing.
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 66) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Outpost 6 was located in the Beta Quadrant.
In the Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 66), the location of 23 Earth outposts were depicted on a map of the Beta Quadrant. Outposts 1 to 8 were mentioned in dialogue or were seen on the Z-6 Sector map in "Balance of Terror" and Outpost 23 was mentioned in dialogue in "Future Imperfect". Outpost 6 was constructed in an area of space that been contested over during the Romulan War Theater of Operations (2156-2160).
External link 
Edit
- Outpost 6 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Community content is available under CC-BY-NC
unless otherwise noted.
