Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse

Capo Sant'Elia
Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse
Capo Sant'Elia
Sardinia
Capo Sant'Elia
Capo Sant'Elia (Italy)
Location Capo Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates 39°11′03″N 9°08′51″E / 39.184281°N 9.147456°E / 39.184281; 9.147456Coordinates: 39°11′03″N 9°08′51″E / 39.184281°N 9.147456°E / 39.184281; 9.147456
Year first constructed 1860
Automated yes
Foundation concrete base
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white and black horizontal bands tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 21 metres (69 ft)
Focal height 70 metres (230 ft)
Current lens Type OR D4
Light source mains power
Range mains: 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 10s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1054
NGA number 8532
ARLHS number SAR-019
Italy number 1270 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Sant'Elia) is an active lighthouse located on Capo Sant'Elia promontory, adjacent to Calamosca Bay which separates the Golfo degli Angeli from that of Quartu Sant'Elena. The structure is situated in the municipality of Quartu Sant'Elena, in the southern Sardinia on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1860 and consists of a masonry cylindrical tower, 21 metres (69 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house. The tower is painted with black and white horizontal bands. The lantern, which mounts a Type OR D4 optics, is painted in white and the dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1270 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Southern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Capo San Marco". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 20, 2018.


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