Staten Island Light
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Staten Iceland Range Light ( also known as the Ambrose Channel Range Light) is a back to the West Bank Light Lighthouse situated in the New York City borough Staten Iceland. The 27 m high tower stands on Richmond Hill ( Lighthouse Hill ) at a point located 42 m above sea level and more than eight kilometers north- west of the West Bank Lighthouse. The light of the lighthouse is fixed and can be seen from a distance of 18 nautical miles. The base of the lighthouse is made of gray limestone, the tower itself is built of yellow bricks. The tower has an octagonal shape.
The lighthouse was declared a New York City Landmark in 1968. He is still an aid to navigation of all vessels which enter in the Ambrose Channel of the Lower New York Bay. In 2005 the building under the name of Staten Iceland Light on the National Register of Historic Places was recorded.