Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse
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Location | Tremiti Islands, Italy |
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Coordinates | 42°06′23″N 15°28′38″E / 42.1065°N 15.4773°E |
Tower | |
Construction | concrete (foundation), fiberglass (tower) ![]() |
Height | 4 m (13 ft) ![]() |
Shape | cylinder ![]() |
Markings | white ![]() |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Operator | Italian Navy ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1990s ![]() |
Focal height | 48 m (157 ft) ![]() |
Range | 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl(3) W 10s ![]() |
Original light | |
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Constructed | 1905 ![]() |
Construction | stone ![]() |
Height | 9 m (30 ft) ![]() |
Shape | octagonal prism ![]() |
Markings | white (tower), gray (dome) ![]() |
Deactivated | 1987 ![]() |
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.[1][2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Puglia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Molfetta Lighthouse". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Il Demanio mette in vendita". Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 8 June 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Il vecchio faro abbandonato". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
External links
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