Cape St. Elias Light, Alaska. Remote and beautiful is this site of the Coast Guard Light Station at Cape St. Elias, on the south end of Kayak Island in the Gulf of Alaska. In the right foreground is the 1,000,000 candlepower light, on a white square tower at the corner of a rectangular building. It was established in 1916. The lantern if 55 feet above ground, and 85 feet above water. Facilities include a radiobeacon and siren fog signal. To the left, in the background, is jagged Pinnacle Rock, nearly 1,800 feet high. Eagles nest at its peak, and sea lions inhabit the base. At low tide one
Cape St. Elias Light, Alaska. Remote and beautiful is this site of the Coast Guard Light Station at Cape St. Elias, on the south end of Kayak Island in the Gulf of Alaska. In the right foreground is the 1,000,000 candlepower light, on a white square tower at the corner of a rectangular building. It was established in 1916. The lantern if 55 feet above ground, and 85 feet above water. Facilities include a radiobeacon and siren fog signal. To the left, in the background, is jagged Pinnacle Rock, nearly 1,800 feet high. Eagles nest at its peak, and sea lions inhabit the base. At low tide one may walk "high and dry" on a sand bar between the station and the rock.
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