Capo Colonne Lighthouse Explained

Capo Colonne
Location:Crotone
Calabria
Italy
Coordinates:39.0257°N 17.2045°W
Yearbuilt:1873
Construction:masonry tower
Shape:octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a two-story keeper’ house
Marking:white tower, grey lantern dome
Height:22m (72feet)
Focalheight:40m (130feet)
Lens:Type OR 500
Focal length: 250mm
Range:main:
reserve:
Characteristic:FI W 5s.
Country:Italy
Countrynumber:3404 E.F.
Managingagent:Marina Militare[1]

Capo Colonne Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Colonne) is situated on the extremity of the Promunturium Lacinium, nearby the single column of the Greek temple elevated in honour of Hera Lacinia, at from Crotone on the Ionian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse was completed in 1873 and consist of a two-story building with the octagonal tower, 22m (72feet) high, on it. In 2002 the lighthouse was restored and in 2012 modernized. The type of signalling is a rotating optical OR S3, the light has a focal length of 500 and emits a single white flashing in 5 seconds period visible up to .[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faro di Capo Colonne . Marina Militare . 22 April 2018.