Cape St. Elias Light

Cape St. Elias Light

Infobox Lighthouse


caption = Top of St. Elias light
location = South end of Kayak Island, Alaska
coordinates = coord|59|47|54|N|144|35|56|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1916
automated = 1974
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Rock
construction = Concrete
shape = Square on corner of fog signal building.
height = 55 ft (85 feet above sea level)
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.
admiralty = G6582
ARLHS = ALK-005
USCG = 6-1100The Cape St. Elias Light is a lighthouse located on Kayak Island in Alaska.

History

Congress approved the construction of a light station at Cape St. Elias in October 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. [cite web | title = Historic Light Station Information & Photography: Alaska | publisher = United States Coast Guard | date = August 1999 | url = http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHAK.html | accessdate = 2008-03-18]

References

External Links

* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=830 Lighthouse Friends — Cape St. Elias Lighthouse]
* [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/ak.htm Lighthouse Digest — Alaska]


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