Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse

Scoglio Palumbo
Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse
Scoglio Palumbo
Sicily
Scoglio Palumbo
Scoglio Palumbo (Italy)
Location Trapani
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates 38°00′45″N 12°29′19″E / 38.012611°N 12.488611°E / 38.012611; 12.488611Coordinates: 38°00′45″N 12°29′19″E / 38.012611°N 12.488611°E / 38.012611; 12.488611
Year first constructed 1881
Foundation concrete base
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern adjacent to the keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 16 metres (52 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1970
NGA number 10044
ARLHS number ITA-161
Italy number 3138
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Scoglio Palumbo) is an active lighthouse located on an islet 102 metres (335 ft) long and 67 metres (220 ft) wide just 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi) west of the entrance to the port of Trapani on the Sicily Channel.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1881 by Genio civile, consists of a cylindrical tower, 12 metres (39 ft) high, with balcony and lantern. The tower and the lantern are white and the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at 16 metres (52 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated powered by a solar unit and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3138 E.F.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Western Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Scoglio Palumbo". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mappa dei fari Italiani". ARI Genova. Retrieved April 24, 2018.



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