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I have this essay and some questions about it, i've answered them all and i just want to check my answers. I will post the other in a min.

[The Cape Hatteras lighthouse is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina. The 60-meter (208 feet) high structure is the tallest lighthouse in the United States, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The lighthouse was built on the barrier islands that make up the Outer Banks over 120 years ago. At that time the structure was much further from the shoreline. In recent years coastal erosion threatened this historical landmark. This exercise reviews contrasting perspectives on how to deal with the threat of erosion. We will examine the interaction between politics and science, and conflicts between citizen groups and federal agencies.

The National Park Service (NPS) manages the Seashore and recently (Summer, 1999) carried out a plan move the lighthouse inland to protect the structure from future.]
Oh, i missed some sentences, here it is [The NPS plan was opposed by some local citizen groups (Save Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Committee) whereas other residents, such as the members of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, supported the relocation. A Raleigh, North Carolina, television station, WRAL, has produced a web-documentary (including audioclips from politicians, experts and locals) about the debate around moving the lighthouse]. And here is the other 2 Questions:

2.How far was the lighthouse from the shoreline in 1935 when the first significant steps were taken to try to protect the coastline against erosion?

3.What was the approximate rate of erosion for Cape Hatteras in the first 65 years after the lighthouse was constructed? This reflects the natural erosion rate for this part of the Outer Banks before the impact of man-made structures.

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