Capo Testa Lighthouse

Capo Testa
Capo Testa Lighthouse
Capo Testa
Sardinia
Capo Testa
Capo Testa (Italy)
Location Cape Testa
Santa Teresa Gallura
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates 41°14′38″N 9°08′39″E / 41.243769°N 9.144217°E / 41.243769; 9.144217Coordinates: 41°14′38″N 9°08′39″E / 41.243769°N 9.144217°E / 41.243769; 9.144217
Year first constructed 1845
Automated yes
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape quadrangular tower with cylindrical watch room, double balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 23 metres (75 ft)
Focal height 67 metres (220 ft)
Current lens Type OR 250
Focal length: 125mm
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000W
Range mains: 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
reserve: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 12s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E0938
NGA number 8208
ARLHS number SAR-021
Italy number 1014 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Testa Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Testa) is an active lighthouse located on a promontory, which is the northernmost point of Sardinia, and represents the western entrance to the Strait of Bonifacio. Cape Testa promontory is connected to the mainland by a isthmus and the structure is situated in the municipality of Santa Teresa di Gallura on the Sea of Sardinia.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1845 and consists of a masonry quadrangular tower, 23 metres (75 ft) high, with double balcony and lantern rising from a 2-storey keeper's house. The tower and the building are painted white and the lantern, which mounts a Type OR T3 optics with a Focal length of 125mm, in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 81 metres (266 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 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 1014 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Capo Spartivento". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 21, 2018.



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