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Punta di Capel Rosso Lighthouse

Coordinates: 42°19′15″N 10°55′11″E / 42.320772°N 10.919674°E / 42.320772; 10.919674
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Punta di Capel Rosso Lighthouse
Map
LocationGrosseto
Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates42°19′15″N 10°55′11″E / 42.320772°N 10.919674°E / 42.320772; 10.919674
Tower
Constructed1883 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete and brick tower
Height20 metres (66 ft)
Shapehexagonal tower with lantern and gallery attached to the front side of two-storey keeper’s house
Markingswhite tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome, keeper's house painted in white and red stripes
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorMarina Militare[1]
Light
Focal height90 metres (300 ft)
LensType OR 700
Focal length: 350 mm
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Range23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
CharacteristicFl (4) W 30s.
Italy no.2168 E.F

Punta di Capel Rosso lighthouse (Faro di Punta di Capel Rosso) or Punta Rossa is an active lighthouse on Isola del Giglio on the Tyrrhenian Sea.[2]

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 a 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).[1][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Isola del Giglio, Capel Rosso". Marina Militare. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Tuscany". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "I Fari dell'Arcipelago Toscano". Il Mondo dei fari. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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