Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light
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The Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light is a lighthouse on the south breakwater of the Duluth Ship Canal in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.[2][3][4] It forms a range with the Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light to guide ships into the canal from Lake Superior.
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Location | Lake end of south breakwater of the Duluth Ship Canal, Duluth, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 46°46′48.3″N 92°5′16″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1874 |
Foundation | Concrete pier |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1976 |
Height | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Shape | House with square tower |
Markings | White with red roof |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | Horn |
Light | |
First lit | 1901 |
Focal height | 44 ft (13 m) |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
Characteristic | Fixed Green |
Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Outer Light | |
Area | Less than one acre |
Architect | Office of the Superintendent of Lighthouses |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 16000341[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 7, 2016 |
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