Capo Comino Lighthouse

Capo Comino
Capo Comino Lighthouse
Capo Comino
Sardinia
Capo Comino
Capo Comino (Italy)
Location Capo Comino
Siniscola
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates 40°31′42″N 9°49′40″E / 40.528444°N 9.827778°E / 40.528444; 9.827778Coordinates: 40°31′42″N 9°49′40″E / 40.528444°N 9.827778°E / 40.528444; 9.827778
Year first constructed 1903
Automated yes
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern atop a 3-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower and keeper's house, grey lantern dome
Height 20 metres (66 ft)
Focal height 26 metres (85 ft)
Current lens Type TD
Focal length : 375 mm
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000 W
Range main: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5 s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1030
NGA number 8588
ARLHS number SAR-011
Italy number 1230 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Comino Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Comino) is an active lighthouse located on the easternmost promontory of Sardinia, in the municipality of Siniscola, on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1903, was activated by the Regia Marina only in 1925 and consists of a masonry quadrangular tower, 20 metres (66 ft) high with balcony and lantern, attached to the seaside 3-storey white keeper's house. The lantern is painted in white, the lantern dome in grey metallic, and is positioned at 26 metres (85 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1230 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Capo Comino". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 17, 2018.



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