Capo Testa Lighthouse

Capo Testa Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Testa) is an active lighthouse located on a promontory, which is the northernmost point of Sardinia, and represents the western entrance to the Strait of Bonifacio. Cape Testa promontory is connected to the mainland by a isthmus and the structure is situated in the municipality of Santa Teresa di Gallura on the Sea of Sardinia.

Capo Testa
Capo Testa Lighthouse
Capo Testa
Sardinia
Capo Testa
Capo Testa (Italy)
LocationCape Testa
Santa Teresa Gallura
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates41°14′38″N 9°08′39″E
Year first constructed1845
Automatedyes
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapequadrangular tower with cylindrical watch room, double balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / patternwhite tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Tower height23 metres (75 ft)
Focal height67 metres (220 ft)
Current lensType OR 250
Focal length: 125mm
Light sourcemains power
Intensitymain: AL 1000W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
reserve: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 12s.
Fog signalno
Admiralty numberE0938
NGA number8208
ARLHS numberSAR-021
Italy number1014 E.F.
Managing agentMarina Militare[1][2]

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1845 and consists of a masonry quadrangular tower, 23 metres (75 ft) high, with double balcony and lantern rising from a 2-storey keeper's house. The tower and the building are painted white and the lantern, which mounts a Type OR T3 optics with a Focal length of 125mm, in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 81 metres (266 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1014 E.F.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. "Capo Testa". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 21, 2018.


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