Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse

Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Murro di Porco) is an active lighthouse located at the end of the Maddalena Peninsula on the south eastern tip of Sicily in the Area marina protetta Plemmirio, municipality of Siracusa on the Ionian Sea.

Capo Murro di Porco
Astronomy Picture of the Day depicts the Lighthouse of Cape Murro di Porco
Capo Murro di Porco
Sicily
Capo Murro di Porco
Capo Murro di Porco (Italy)
LocationMaddalena Peninsula
Siracusa
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates37°00′11″N 15°20′06″E
Year first constructed1859
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapedecagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Tower height20 metres (66 ft)
Focal height34 metres (112 ft)
Current lensType OF 800
Focal length: 400mm
Light sourcemains power
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemains: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
reserve: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Fog signalno
Admiralty numberE1876
NGA number10240
ARLHS numberITA-029
Italy number2910 E.F.
Managing agentMarina Militare[1][2]

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1859 under the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, consists of a concrete tapered decagonal tower, 20 metres (66 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house. No longer inhabited by the keeper's the building is the office of the Consorzio dell'Area Marina Protetta del Plemmirio. The tower and the lantern are white; the lantern dome is grey metallic. The lantern is positioned at 34 metres (112 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2910 E.F.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. "Capo Murro di Porco". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 12, 2018.


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