Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

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Just added to db and refreshed all reference threads. Thanks Randi!
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Thank YOU!
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Northland references a lighthouse at Point Colpoys (she spells it Point Colpois though). It doesn't seem to have an on line history but it is referenced in some databases of Alaskan Lights.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 08_026.jpg
https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jun/18/2 ... EINDEX.PDF
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Light is still existing nowadays: https://fishing-app.gpsnauticalcharts.c ... /-133.1984

I've added the light to geonames and our db and updated Point Colpoys position, which was a little off... the light is faintly visible on bing satellite imagery, google one is too blurry in that area. Thanks!
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