Scoglio d'Africa Lighthouse

Scoglio d'Africa
Scoglio d'Africa
Tuscany
Scoglio d'Africa
Scoglio d'Africa (Italy)
Location Tuscan archipelago
Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates 42°18′06″N 10°04′00″E / 42.301794°N 10.066667°E / 42.301794; 10.066667Coordinates: 42°18′06″N 10°04′00″E / 42.301794°N 10.066667°E / 42.301794; 10.066667
Year first constructed 1867
Automated yes
Construction stone tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery on conical frustum base
Markings / pattern unpainted stone tower, grey lantern dome
Height 16 metres (52 ft)
Focal height 19 metres (62 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1454
NGA number 8976
ARLHS number ITA-160
Italy number 2096 E.F
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Scoglio d'Africa Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Scoglio d'Africa) is an active lighthouse located on a solitary skerry, Scoglio d'Africa, in open Tyrrhenian Sea halfway Montecristo and Pianosa.

Description

The lighthouse built, in 1867, on a platform has a conical base, in order to resist the waves, surmounted by a cylindrical tower in white stone with balcony and lantern 16 metres (52 ft) high. The lighthouse is powered by a solar unit, the focal plane is at 19 metres (62 ft) above sea level and the lantern emits a single white flash every 5 seconds visible up to 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi). The light is operated by the Lighthouses Service of Marina Militare identified by the code number 2096 E.F. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Tuscany". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Scoglio d'Africa". Marina Militare. Retrieved February 27, 2018.


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