Capo Spartivento Lighthouse

Capo Spartivento Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Spartivento) is an active lighthouse located on Cape Spartivento promontory which is the southernmost point of Sardinia and represents the eastern boundary of the Gulf of Teulada and the western limit of the Gulf of Cagliari on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The structure is situated in the municipality of Domus de Maria.

Capo Spartivento
Capo Spartivento Lighthouse
Capo Spartivento
Sardinia
Capo Spartivento
Capo Spartivento (Italy)
LocationCape Spartivento
Domus de Maria
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates38°52′40″N 8°50′44″E
Year first constructed1866
Automatedyes
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / patternwhite tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Tower height19 metres (62 ft)
Focal height81 metres (266 ft)
Current lensType OR T3
Focal length: 125mm
Light sourcemains power
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 10s.
Fog signalno
Admiralty numberE1072
NGA number8448
ARLHS numberSAR-020
Italy number1310 E.F.
Managing agentMarina Militare[1][2]

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1866 and consists of a masonry cylindrical tower, 19 metres (62 ft) high, with balcony and lantern rising from a 2-storey keeper's house. The building, painted in red with white trim, was in poor condition and was restored in 2006 and transformed into a luxury resort, with four suites and swimming pool, as the adjacent building. The tower is painted white and the lantern, which mounts a Type OR T3 optics with a Focal length of 125mm, in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 81 metres (266 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1310 E.F.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Southern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  2. "Capo Spartivento". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 20, 2018.


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