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Location | Southwest of Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River |
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Coordinates | 38°12′07″N 75°59′12″W / 38.2020°N 75.9868°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1892 ![]() |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Height | 44 feet (13 m) |
Shape | hexagonal house |
Light | |
First lit | 1892 |
Deactivated | 1964 |
Focal height | 13.5 m (44 ft) ![]() |
Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | white 6 sec flash with red sector |
The Sharkfin Shoal Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located at the mouth of the Nanticoke River in Chesapeake Bay, US.
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