Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse
 Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Isola delle Correnti Portopalo di Capo Passero Sicily Italy |
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| Coordinates | 36°38′42″N 15°04′39″E / 36.645061°N 15.077489°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1865 |
| Foundation | concrete base (current) |
| Construction | fibreglass tower (current) stone tower (first) |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and light (current) octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 1-storey keeper's house (first) |
| Markings | white tower and balcony (current) white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome (first) |
| Power source | mains electricity  |
| Operator | Marina Militare[1][2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2000s. |
| Deactivated | 2000s. (first) |
| Focal height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Intensity | MaxiHalo-60 EFF |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s. |
| Italy no. | 2926 E.F. |
Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Isola delle Correnti) is an active lighthouse located on an islet, 277 metres (909 ft) long and 152 metres (499 ft) wide, connected to mainland by a rocky isthmus, part of which is under water, on the southernmost tip of Sicily in the municipality of Portopalo di Capo Passero on the Malta Channel.
Description
[edit]The lighthouse, built in 1865 by Genio Civile, consists of a stone octagonal tower, 11 metres (36 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to the seaward side of a 1-storey building that was originally a fortification. When the Marina Militare automated the lighthouse, the keeper's house was abandoned and fell to ruin. In the 2000s a new fibreglass tower was set up in front of the old. The light is positioned at 16 metres (52 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 4 seconds period visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2926 E.F.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Isola delle Correnti". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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