Sentinel Island Light

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Sentinel Island Light
Sentinel Island Light
Location:	Lynn Canal, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, USA
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	58°32′46″N 134°55′22″W / 58.54611, -134.92278
Year first lit:	1935
Automated:	1966
Foundation:	Concrete
Construction:	Wood frame/concrete
Tower shape:	Square
Height:	51 ft (86 ft above sea level)
Original lens:	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Range:	14 nm
Characteristic:	Flashing white 10s, Obscured from 152° to 296°.
Admiralty number:	G6538
ARLHS number:	ALK-011
USCG number:	6-23850

The Sentinel Island Light is a lighthouse in Alaska adjacent to Lynn Canal in Alaska. It is located at the northern entrance to the Favorite Channel, between the mainland and Lincoln and Shelter Islands. It was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2002.

[edit] External Links

• United States Coast Guard Lighthouses of Alaska
• Lighthouse Friends — Sentinel Island Lighthouse
• Lighthouse Digest — Alaska

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