Location | Lincoln Rock Clarence Strait Alaska United States |
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Coordinates | 56°03′24″N132°41′51″W / 56.056766°N 132.697464°W Coordinates: 56°03′24″N132°41′51″W / 56.056766°N 132.697464°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1903 (first) 1944 (second) |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | metal skeletal tower (current) wooden tower (first) |
Height | 30 feet (9.1 m) (current) |
Shape | square pyramidal tower (current) square tower on roof a 2-storey keeper's house (first) |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | United States Coast Guard [1] [2] |
Light | |
First lit | 1968 (current) located on Lincoln Island |
Automated | 1968 |
Deactivated | 1968 (second) |
Focal height | 58 feet (18 m) (current) |
Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s. |
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