Capo Carbonara Lighthouse

Capo Carbonara Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Carbonara) is a light situated at the extremity of the granite promontory of Capo Carbonara, in the comune of Villasimius, on the eastern side of Gulf of Cagliari inside the Marine protected area of Capo Carbonara.

Capo Carbonara
Capo Carbonara Lighthouse
Capo Carbonara
Sardinia
Capo Carbonara
Capo Carbonara (Italy)
LocationCapo Carbonara
Villasimius
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates39°06′13″N 9°30′50″E
Year first constructed1917 (first)
Year first lit1974 (current)
Automatedyes
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, grey lantern dome
Tower height5 metres (16 ft)
Focal height120 metres (390 ft)
Current lensType OR S2 Bivalva
Light sourcemains power
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFI W 7.5 s.
Fog signalno
Admiralty numberE1043
NGA number8548
ARLHS numberSAR-010
Italy number1258 E.F.
Managing agentMarina Militare[1][2]

Description

The place, for its position, hosted several defensive towers as Fortezza Vecchia built by the Aragonesi, the tower of Porto Giunco built in 1580 and the small tower light of Capo Carbonara built in 1578. [3] The first lighthouse was built in 1917 and was described as a skeletal tower; the current was built in 1974 and is placed on the top of the Cape at 120 metres. The lighthouse is formed by a masonry cylindrical tower 5 metres (16 ft) high, white painted with balcony and lantern adjacent to the two-story keeper's house. The lighthouse is active and managed by Marina Militare, it is fully automated and the optics is an OR S2 type with a focal length of 250 mm; the lantern emits a single white flashing in a 7.5 seconds period visible up to 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) of distance.

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See also

References
  1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Southern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Capo Carbonara". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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