Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse

Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Sant'Elia) is an active lighthouse located on Capo Sant'Elia promontory, adjacent to Calamosca Bay which separates the Golfo degli Angeli from that of Quartu Sant'Elena. The structure is situated in the municipality of Quartu Sant'Elena, in the southern Sardinia on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Capo Sant'Elia
Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse
Capo Sant'Elia
Sardinia
Capo Sant'Elia
Capo Sant'Elia (Italy)
LocationCapo Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates39°11′03″N 9°08′51″E
Year first constructed1860
Automatedyes
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / patternwhite and black horizontal bands tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Tower height21 metres (69 ft)
Focal height70 metres (230 ft)
Current lensType OR D4
Light sourcemains power
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 10s.
Fog signalno
Admiralty numberE1054
NGA number8532
ARLHS numberSAR-019
Italy number1270 E.F.
Managing agentMarina Militare[1][2]

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1860 and consists of a masonry cylindrical tower, 21 metres (69 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house. The tower is painted with black and white horizontal bands. The lantern, which mounts a Type OR D4 optics, is painted in white and the dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1270 E.F.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Southern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  2. "Capo San Marco". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 20, 2018.


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