kids encyclopedia robot

Image: Kilauea Light 2008

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image(3,821 × 2,557 pixels, file size: 4.14 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: KAUAI, Hawaii) -- Kilauea Lighthouse is seen from a designated lookout point, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Kilauea Lighthouse has been a beacon for mariners since 1913. It served as a pivotal navigation aid for ships sailing on the Orient run. The historic light station consists of a concrete lighthouse, three field stone keepers' quarters, a fuel oil shed, cisterns, and a supply-landing platform. It is one of the nation's most intact historic light stations.
Title: Kilauea Light 2008
Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo ID 081029-G-0314D-001 Photo page: [1] Photo description page: [2] U.S. Coast Guard Visual Information Gallery [3]
Author: United States Coast Guard, PA3 Michael De Nyse
Permission: This image or file is a work of a United States Coast Guard service personnel or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105, USCG main privacy policy and specific privacy policy for its imagery server).
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine