Capo Spartivento Calabro | |
Location: | Palizzi Calabria Italy |
Coordinates: | 37.9257°N 16.0609°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1867 |
Automated: | yes |
Construction: | masonry tower |
Shape: | quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern |
Marking: | white tower, grey metallic lantern dome |
Height: | 15m (49feet) |
Focalheight: | 63m (207feet) |
Lens: | Type OR 375 |
Intensity: | AL 1000 W |
Range: | main: reserve: |
Characteristic: | Fl W 8s. |
Country: | Italy |
Countrynumber: | 3384 E.F. |
Managingagent: | Marina Militare[1] |
Capo Spartivento Calabro Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Spartivento Calabro) is an active lighthouse located on the south-easternmost place in Italy in the municipality of Palizzi, Calabria on the Ionian Sea.
The lighthouse was built in 1867 and consists of a white square prism masonry tower, high, with balcony and lantern, rising from, the seaside front, of a 1-storey white keeper's house. The lantern, painted in grey metallic, is positioned at 63m (207feet) above sea level and emits one white flash in an 8 seconds period, visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and is operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3384 E.F.[1]