Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse

Capo dell'Armi
Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse
Capo dell'Armi
Calabria
Capo dell'Armi
Capo dell'Armi (Italy)
Location Reggio Calabria
Italy Italy
Coordinates 37°57′16″N 15°40′45″E / 37.954331°N 15.679112°E / 37.954331; 15.679112Coordinates: 37°57′16″N 15°40′45″E / 37.954331°N 15.679112°E / 37.954331; 15.679112
Year first lit 1867
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape octagonal tower rising on a 2-story building
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, grey lantern dome
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 95 metres (312 ft)[1]
Current lens Type OR 250
Focal length: 125mm
Light source mains power
Range main: 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic FI(2) W 10s Edit this on Wikidata
Admiralty number E1780
NGA number 9744
ARLHS number ITA-014
Italy number 3380 E.F[2]
Managing agent Marina Militare

Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo dell'Armi) is an active lighthouse in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. Located along the cliffs of the headland, in the comune of Motta San Giovanni it is an important reference for ships coming into the Strait of Sicily from the south.[3]

History

Activated in 1867 and renovated in 1959, the lighthouse consists of an octagonal white tower on a 2-storey brick keeper's house. The optics of the lighthouse are made from Fresnel lenses which rotate around a lamp of 1000 watts.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Calabria and Basilicata". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ↑ "Capo dell'Armi". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "A.R.I. - Faro di Capo dell'Armi". Retrieved February 8, 2010.



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