Punta di Capel Rosso Lighthouse

Punta di Capel Rosso
Capel Rosso Lighthouse
Punta di Capel Rosso
Tuscany
Punta di Capel Rosso
Punta di Capel Rosso (Italy)
Location Grosseto
Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates 42°19′15″N 10°55′11″E / 42.320772°N 10.919674°E / 42.320772; 10.919674Coordinates: 42°19′15″N 10°55′11″E / 42.320772°N 10.919674°E / 42.320772; 10.919674
Year first constructed 1883
Automated yes
Construction concrete and brick tower
Tower shape hexagonal tower with lantern and gallery attached to the front side of two-storey keeper’s house
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome, keeper's house painted in white and red stripes
Height 20 metres (66 ft)
Focal height 90 metres (300 ft)
Light source mains power
Range 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
Characteristic Fl (4) W 30s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1492
NGA number 9104
ARLHS number ITA-126[1]
Italy number 2168 E.F
Managing agent Marina Militare[2]

Punta di Capel Rosso lighthoue (Faro di Punta di Capel Rosso) or Punta Rossa is an active lighthouse on Isola del Giglio on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1883 and is placed on Punta di Capel Rosso at a height of 61 metres (200 ft) in the southernmost part of the island. The lighthouse is a two-storey building with an hexagonal plant tower 20 metres (66 ft) high, on the south side, with balcony and lantern; the tower is white and the house is painted in white and red stripes. The lighthouse, operated by Marina Militare with the identification number 2168 E.F, is active and fully automated and emits a four white flashes in a 30 seconds period visible up to 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi).[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Tuscany". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Isola del Giglio, Capel Rosso". Marina Militare. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Fari di Toscana Il mondo dei fari


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