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| Cape St. Elias Light |
Top of St. Elias light |
| Location: |
South end of Kayak Island, Alaska |
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS) |
59°47′54″N, 144°35′56″W |
| Year first lit: |
1916 |
| Automated: |
1974 |
| Foundation: |
Rock |
| Construction: |
Concrete |
| Tower shape: |
Square on corner of fog signal building. |
| Height: |
55 ft (85 feet above sea level) |
| Original lens: |
Third order Fresnel lens |
| Range: |
17 nm |
| Characteristic: |
White art deco marking, flashing white 10s, Obscured from 160° to 287° and from 018.5 to 027°. Emergency light (Fl W 6s) of reduced intensity when main light is extinguished. |
The Cape St. Elias Light is a lighthouse located on Kayak Island in Alaska.
[edit] History
Congress approved the construction of a light station at Cape St. Elias in October of 1913, appropriating $115,000 for the construction. construction began in 1915 and a third order Fresnel lens was installed. In 1927 the station was equipped with radio beacon facilities, which was the second such facility in Alaska. The light was automated by the United States Coast Guard in 1974. In 1998 a solar powered Vega optic was installed, replacing the original lens, which is in Cordova Museum in Cordova, Alaska. Cape St. Elias Lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is now being leased by the Cape St Elias Lightkeepers Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, restoring and sharing the lighthouse.[1]
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