Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse
 Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Capo Sant'Elia Cagliari Sardinia Italy |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′03″N 9°08′51″E / 39.184281°N 9.147456°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1860 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | yes |
| Height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white and black horizontal bands tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome |
| Power source | mains electricity  |
| Operator | Marina Militare[1][2] |
| Fog signal | no |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Lens | Type OR D4 |
| Intensity | main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W |
| Range | main: 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
| Italy no. | 1270 E.F. |
Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse (
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
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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)
Marina Militare with the identification code number 1270 E.F.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Southern Sardinia (Sardegna)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Capo San Marco". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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