Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse
Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta del Diavolo) is an active lighthouse located on the western point of Isola San Domino, one of the Tremiti in Apulia on the Adriatic Sea.
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Location | San Domino Apulia Italy |
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Coordinates | 42°06′24″N 15°28′38″E |
Year first constructed | 1905 (first) |
Year first lit | 1990s. |
Automated | yes |
Deactivated | 1987 (first) |
Foundation | concrete base (current) |
Construction | stone tower (first) fibreglass (current) |
Tower shape | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern (first) cylindrical tower with small balcony and light (current) |
Markings / pattern | white tower, grey metallic lantern dome (first) white tower (current) |
Tower height | 9 metres (30 ft) (first) 4 metres (13 ft) (current) |
Focal height | 48 metres (157 ft) (current) |
Light source | solar power |
Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (3) W 10s. |
Admiralty number | E2294 |
NGA number | 11076 |
ARLHS number | ITA-2245 |
Italy number | 3844 E.F. |
Managing agent | Marina Militare[1][2] |
Description
The first lighthouse was built in 1905 and consists of a white octagonal prism stone tower, 9 feet (2.7 m) high, with balcony and lantern, rising from a 2-storey white keeper's house. On November 8, 1987 a mysterious explosion damaged the lighthouse, but the keeper, Domenico Calabrese, was off duty and survived. The lighthouse remained inactive until the 1990s. when a new white cylindrical fibreglass tower, 4 metres (13 ft) high, with light and gallery was established. The lantern, positioned at 48 metres (157 ft) above sea level, emits three white flashes in a 10 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and is managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3844 E.F.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Puglia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- "Molfetta Lighthouse". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- "Il Demanio mette in vendita". Corriere del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- "Il vecchio faro abbandonato". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved March 6, 2018.