Isola della Bocca Lighthouse

Isola della Bocca Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Isola della Bocca) is an active lighthouse located on a small islet, at the southern entrance of the outer Port of Olbia, 250 metres (820 ft) from the mainland, in the municipality of Olbia on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Isola della Bocca
Isola della Bocca Lighthouse
Isola della Bocca
Sardinia
Isola della Bocca
Isola della Bocca (Italy)
LocationIsola della Bocca
Olbia
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates40°55′14″N 9°34′01″E
Year first constructed1887
Automatedyes
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapequadrangular tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Tower height22 metres (72 ft)
Focal height24 metres (79 ft)
Current lensType TD 375
Focal length: 187,5mm
Light sourcemains power
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicL Fl W 5s.
(temporary inactive)
Fog signalno
Admiralty numberE1014
NGA number8616
ARLHS numberSAR-024
Italy number1170 E.F.
Managing agentMarina Militare[1][2]

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1887 and consists of a masonry quadrangular tower, 22 metres (72 ft) high, with balcony and lantern atop the seaside of the keeper's house. The tower and the lantern are painted white and the lantern dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 24 metres (79 ft) above sea level and emits one white long flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi); at the moment (March 2018) the lighthouse is temporary inactive. The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1170 E.F.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. "Isola della Bocca". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 22, 2018.


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