Porto Conte Lighthouse
Porto Conte Lighthouse | |
Porto Conte Sardinia Porto Conte Porto Conte (Italy) | |
Location |
Porto Conte Alghero Sardinia Italy |
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Coordinates | 40°35′38″N 8°12′15″E / 40.593789°N 8.204092°ECoordinates: 40°35′38″N 8°12′15″E / 40.593789°N 8.204092°E |
Year first constructed | 1918 (first) |
Construction | concrete tower |
Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings / pattern | white tower, balcony and lantern; grey metallic lantern roof |
Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
Focal height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
Current lens |
Type TD 300 Focal length: 150mm |
Light source | solar power |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 3s. |
Fog signal | no |
Admiralty number | E1126 |
NGA number | 8280 |
Italy number | 1126 E.F. |
Managing agent | Marina Militare[1][2] |
Porto Conte Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Porto Conte) is an active lighthouse located on a promontory, halfway on the east side of the bay of Porto Conte, opposite to Capo Caccia Lighthouse and west of Alghero on the Sea of Sardinia.
Description
The first lighthouse was esteblished in 1918, the current light consists of a concrete cylindrical tower, 8 metres (26 ft) high, with balcony and lantern; the tower, the balcony and the lantern are painted white; the lantern roof in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 17 metres (56 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 3 seconds period visible up to a distance of 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit, and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1126 E.F.[2] The lighthouse is placed in front of a massive Aragonese period tower built in 1572, 13 metres (43 ft) high with a diameter of 18 metres (59 ft).
See also
References
- ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- 1 2 "Porto Conte". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
External links
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