Capo Circeo Lighthouse

Capo Circeo Lighthouse
Faro di capo Circeo

Capo Circeo lighthouse
Lazio
Location San Felice Circeo
Lazio
Italy
Coordinates 41°13′20.5″N 13°04′06.6″E / 41.222361°N 13.068500°E / 41.222361; 13.068500
Year first constructed 1866
Foundation octagonal prism basement
Tower shape cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height 38 metres (125 ft)[1]
Light source mains power
Range 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
Characteristic FI W 5s.
Admiralty number EF2315
NGA number 9264
ARLHS number ITA-105
Italy number 2258 E.F[2]
Managing agent Marina Militare

Capo Circeo Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Circeo) is an active lighthouse in Lazio, Italy, located on Punto, about 3 kilometres west of San Felice Circeo.

History

The lighthouse has been active since 1866, and was built under the pontificate of Pope Pius IX. The lighthouse is composed of a keeper's house with an adjacent tower 18 metres high.[3]

The lighthouse has a rotating view that emits flashes of white light every 5 seconds. The height of the focal plane above sea level is about 38 metres. The lighthouse has a rated capacity of 23 nautical miles (43 km). It is part of the Command Area Lighthouses of the Navy based in Naples, which deals with all the lights of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea.

See also


References

  1. ↑ Lighthouses of Italy
  2. ↑ http://www.marina.difesa.it/cosa-facciamo/fari/Pagine/2258.aspx Capo Circeo Lighthouse] Marina Militare
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Calabria and Basilicata". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Coordinates: 41°13′21″N 13°04′08″E / 41.22250°N 13.06889°E / 41.22250; 13.06889

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