Lido Fanale Anteriore Lighthouse

Lido Fanale Anteriore
Lido Fanale Anteriore Lighthouse
Lido Fanale Anteriore
Veneto
Lido Fanale Anteriore
Lido Fanale Anteriore (Italy)
Location Lido di Venezia
Veneto
Italy
Coordinates 45°26′17″N 12°23′24″E / 45.438033°N 12.390028°E / 45.438033; 12.390028Coordinates: 45°26′17″N 12°23′24″E / 45.438033°N 12.390028°E / 45.438033; 12.390028
Year first constructed 1912
Automated yes
Foundation platform on wooden piles
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape quadrangular skeletal tower, not entirely covered by a metal plate, with balcony and light
Markings / pattern white and black horizontal bands painted on the cover
Height 10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height 13 metres (43 ft)
Light source solar power
Intensity LABI 100 w
Range main: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 3s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E2486.1
NGA number 11524
ARLHS number ITA-259
Italy number 4177 E.F
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]
Lido Fanale Anteriore Direction
Location Lido di Venezia
Veneto
Italy
Coordinates 45°26′17″N 12°23′24″E / 45.438033°N 12.390028°E / 45.438033; 12.390028
Automated yes
Focal height 3 metres (9.8 ft)
Light source solar power
Intensity MaxiHalo-60
Range main: 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic Fl G 4s.
Fog signal no
Italy number 4186 E.F
Managing agent Marina Militare[3][4]

Lido Fanale Anteriore Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Lido Fanale Anteriore) is an active lighthouse located on the northern tip of the island of Lido di Venezia, in the Venetian Lagoon on the Adriatic Sea; the place where is the main access to Venice by ship route.

Description

The lighthouse, established in 1912, consists of a quadrangular skeletal tower, 10 metres (33 ft) high, covered, not wholly, by a metal plate with balcony and light. The tower is settled on a platform supported by wooden piles; the covering is painted with black and white horizontal bands.

The Fanale Anteriore light is positioned at 13 metres (43 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 3 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse, completely automated and powered by a solar unit, is managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 4177 E.F.[2][5]

The Fanale Anteriore Direction light is positioned at 3 metres (9.8 ft) above sea level and emits one green flash in a 4 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi). The lighthouse, completely automated and powered by a solar unit, is managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 4186 E.F.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Venice and Trieste". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Allineamento 300 40 Anteriore". Marina Militare. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Venice and Trieste". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "South East corner of 4177 E.F." Marina Militare. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mappa dei fari Italiani". ARI Genova. Retrieved June 13, 2018.



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