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This bunker sits atop a sea cliff nearly 900 feet above sea level at Fort Schwatka on Amaknak Island, Alaska. It was used to spot incoming ships and direct gunfire from the fort’s battery of four 8-inch guns, each capable of firing 240-lb. shells up to 20 miles.

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Photo by Bill Schmoker (PolarTREC 2015), Courtesy of ARCUS
Photographer: Bill Schmoker
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LEICA
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