Punta Fortino Lighthouse

Punta Fortino
Punta Fortino Lighthouse
Punta Fortino
Location of Punta Fortino Lighthouse in Campania
Punta Fortino
Punta Fortino (Italy)
Location Agropoli
Campania
Italy
Coordinates 40°21′18″N 14°59′13″E / 40.354935°N 14.987008°E / 40.354935; 14.987008Coordinates: 40°21′18″N 14°59′13″E / 40.354935°N 14.987008°E / 40.354935; 14.987008
Year first constructed 1923
Automated yes
Foundation concrete base
Construction stone tower
Tower shape quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern on a square building
Markings / pattern unpainted stone tower, grey metallic lantern
Height 10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height 42 metres (138 ft)
Current lens Type TD
Light source mains power
Range main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic L Fl (2) W 6s.
Admiralty number E1735
NGA number 9632
ARLHS number ITA-185
Italy number 2660 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Punta Fortino Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Fortino) is an active lighthouse located at the northern point of Agropoli, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1923 and consists of a 1-storey stone square prism building with the tower rising at a corner, 10 feet (3.0 m) high, with embattled balcony and lantern. The lantern painted in white and the dome in grey metallic, is positioned at 42 metres (138 ft) above sea level and emits two long white flashes in a 6 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2660 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Campania and Lazio". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Punta Fortino". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 11, 2018.



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