Capo Spartivento Lighthouse Explained

Capo Spartivento
Location:Cape Spartivento
Domus de Maria
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates:38.8778°N 8.8455°W
Yearbuilt:1866
Automated:yes
Foundation:mansory base
Construction:masonry tower
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Marking:white tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height:19m (62feet)
Focalheight:81m (266feet)
Lens:Type OR T3
Focal length: 125mm
Intensity:main: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Range:main:
reserve:
Characteristic:Fl (2) W 10s.
Fogsignal:no
Country:Italy
Countrynumber:1310 E.F.
Managingagent:Marina Militare[1] [2]

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.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1866 and consists of a masonry cylindrical tower, 19m (62feet) 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 81m (266feet) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1310 E.F.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. March 20, 2018.
  2. Web site: Capo Spartivento . Marina Militare . March 20, 2018.