Fairway Island Light
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The Fairway Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse
located on the eastern entrance to Peril Strait
, Alaska.
It is located on a small islet that lies between the southeastern end of Chichagof Island
and northern Catherine Island
, within the limits of Sitka City and Borough
.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
located on the eastern entrance to Peril Strait
Peril Strait
Peril Strait or Háat Ishkáak is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska. It is between Chichagof Island to its north and Baranof Island and Catherine Island to its south. The strait is long and reaches from Salisbury Sound on the west to the Chatham Strait on the east...
, Alaska.
It is located on a small islet that lies between the southeastern end of Chichagof Island
Chichagof Island
Chichagof Island, or Shee Kaax, is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Alaska Panhandle. At long and wide, it has a land area of , making it the fifth largest island in the United States and the 109th largest island in the world. It's coastline measures 742 miles. There was a 2000...
and northern Catherine Island
Catherine Island (Alaska)
Catherine Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, USA. It is part of the City and Borough of Sitka and lies just off the northeast corner of Baranof Island, separated from it by Portage Arm. The U.S. Forest Service named Catherine Island in 1935 after Catherine I of...
, within the limits of Sitka City and Borough
Sitka City and Borough, Alaska
The City and Borough of Sitka, originally called New Archangel under Russian Rule, is a unified city-borough located on Baranof Island and the southern half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean , in the U.S...
.