Cape Hatteras Light
Height60 m
Year Built1870
CountryUSA
RegionNorth Carolina
StatusActive
About Cape Hatteras Light
The tallest brick lighthouse in the world. Its distinctive black and white candy stripe pattern makes it iconic. Moved 875 m inland in 1999 to protect it from beach erosion at a cost of 12 million dollars. The Graveyard of the Atlantic has claimed over 2,000 ships.
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