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Cape Disappointment Light
Lighthouse in Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cape Disappointment Light is a lighthouse on Cape Disappointment near the mouth of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]
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Location | Ilwaco, Washington |
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Coordinates | 46.2756°N 124.0518°W / 46.2756; -124.0518 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1856 |
Foundation | Surface |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1973 |
Height | 53 feet (16 m) |
Shape | Conical |
Light | |
First lit | 1856 |
Focal height | 67 m (220 ft) ![]() |
Lens | Fourth Order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | Alt WR 30s ![]() |
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