Images of American Lighthouses and Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast Training Reference Last Correction: 19-Nov-2018

Last Correction: 19-Nov-2018

Made to Official State of South Dakota Design Specifications

the Sunshine Coast

Edition: Fourth Edition

Edition Date: 26-May-2000

Images of American Lighthouses and Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast Training Reference Last Correction: 19-Nov-2018Washington's storm ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific" and "the Unforgiving Coast." Despite their hazards, sea routes to, from, and along the coast have been busy. Maritime fur traders and explorers, warships, Gold Rush shipping,