Isola delle Bisce Lighthouse

Isola delle Bisce
Isola delle Bisce Lighthouse
Isola delle Bisce
Sardinia
Isola delle Bisce
Isola delle Bisce (Italy)
Location Isola delle Bisce
Arzachena
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates 41°09′43″N 9°31′29″E / 41.161872°N 9.524716°E / 41.161872; 9.524716Coordinates: 41°09′43″N 9°31′29″E / 41.161872°N 9.524716°E / 41.161872; 9.524716
Year first constructed 1935
Automated yes
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, green balcony, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 9 metres (30 ft)
Focal height 11 metres (36 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic Fl G 3s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1000
NGA number 8732
ARLHS number SAR-002
Italy number 1148 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Isola delle Bisce Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Isola delle Bisce) is an active lighthouse located on a small islet, 590 metres (1,940 ft) from Capo Ferro Lighthouse, which make part of the Maddalena archipelago in the Strait of Bonifacio. The lighthouse guides the ships through the narrow Canale delle Bisce; the structure is situated in the municipality of Arzachena on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1935 and consists of a masonry tapered cylindrical tower, 9 metres (30 ft) high, with balcony and lantern. The tower and the lantern are painted white, the balcony in green and the lantern dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 11 metres (36 ft) above sea level and emits one green flash in a 3 seconds period visible up to a distance of 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1148 E.F.[2]

See also

References

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



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