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The Sentinel Island Light is a lighthouse in Alaska adjacent to Lynn Canal.

Sentinel Island Light

Sentinel Island Light
Location	Lynn Canal, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Coordinates	58°32′46.5″N 134°55′23.6″W
Tower
Constructed	1902 (first)
Foundation	concrete
Construction	concrete tower
Automated	1966
Height	51 feet (16 m)
Shape	square tower with lantern
Markings	art deco architecture, white tower, red lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	Gastineau Channel Historical Society[1] [2] [3]
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1935 (current)
Focal height	86 feet (26 m)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Range	14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 10s. pbscured from 152° to 296°
Sentinel Island Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Nearest city	Juneau, Alaska
Coordinates	58°32′47″N 134°55′24″W
Area	6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built	1902 (1902)
Architectural style	Modern Movement, Art Deco, et al.
MPS	Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.	02001407[4]
AHRS No.	JUN-00085
Added to NRHP	December 2, 2002

Location

The Sentinel Island Light is at the northern entrance to the Favorite Channel, between the mainland and Lincoln and Shelter Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2002.

History

On August 5, 1910, the steamship Princess May grounded on rocks just north of Sentinel Island. Although the ship was successfully taken off the rocks on September 5, 1910, photographic images showing the ship pointing in the air at low tide became famous.[5]

The 1930s lighthouse, replacing an earlier wooden structure, was built for $35,310.[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[4] Other than the lighthouse, the district included four other contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and two contributing sites.[6]

See also

• List of lighthouses in the United States
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Juneau, Alaska

References

Sources

• Turner, Robert D., Pacific Princesses: An Illustrated History of Canadian Pacific Railway's Princess Fleet on the Northwest Coast, Sono Nis Press, Victoria, BC (1977) ISBN 0-919462-04-9

External links

• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Alaska" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
• Lighthouse Friends — Sentinel Island Lighthouse
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

На других языках

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- [en] Sentinel Island Light

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[ru] Маяк острова Сентинел

Маяк острова Сентинел (англ. Sentinel Island Light) — маяк, расположенный на острове Сентинел на входе в пролив Фейворит между островом Линкольн и материком в городе и боро Джуно, Аляска. Один из двух (второй — маяк островов Файв-Фингер) старейших маяков, построенных США на островах близ Аляски. Открыт 1 марта 1902 года. Был автоматизирован в 1966 году. 8-й по высоте маяк штата.

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