Capo Grecale Lighthouse

Capo Grecale
Capo Grecale Lighthouse
Capo Grecale
Sicily
Capo Grecale
Capo Grecale (Italy)
Location Lampedusa
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates 35°31′04″N 12°37′56″E / 35.517654°N 12.632099°E / 35.517654; 12.632099Coordinates: 35°31′04″N 12°37′56″E / 35.517654°N 12.632099°E / 35.517654; 12.632099
Year first constructed 1855
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape octagonal tower with balcony and lantern atop a 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern unpainted concrete tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 19 metres (62 ft)
Focal height 82 metres (269 ft)
Current lens Type OR S4
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000 W
Range mains: 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E2088
NGA number 10444
ARLHS number ITA-025
Italy number 3038 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Grecale Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Grecale) is an active lighthouse located on the northern eastern tip of the island on the edge of a cliff, in the municipality of Lampedusa, Sicily on the Strait of Sicily.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1855, consists of an octagonal tower, 19 metres (62 ft) high, with balcony and lantern rising from a 1-storey keeper's house on the seaward side. The tower is unpainted concrete and the lantern is white; the lantern dome is grey metallic. The lantern is positioned at 82 metres (269 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3038 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Western Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Capo Grecale". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 12, 2018.



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