Isola della Bocca | |
Location: | Isola della Bocca Olbia Sardinia Italy |
Coordinates: | 40.9205°N 9.5669°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1887 |
Automated: | yes |
Foundation: | masonry base |
Construction: | masonry tower |
Shape: | quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern |
Marking: | white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome |
Height: | 22m (72feet) |
Focalheight: | 24m (79feet) |
Lens: | Type TD 375 Focal length: 187,5mm |
Intensity: | main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W |
Range: | main: reserve: |
Characteristic: | L Fl W 5s. (temporary inactive) |
Fogsignal: | no |
Country: | Italy |
Countrynumber: | 1170 E.F. |
Managingagent: | Marina Militare[1] [2] |
Isola della Bocca Lighthouse (it|Faro di Isola della Bocca) is an active lighthouse located on a small islet, at the southern entrance of the outer Port of Olbia, 250m (820feet) from the mainland, in the municipality of Olbia on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The lighthouse was built in 1887 and consists of a masonry quadrangular tower, 22m (72feet) high, with balcony and lantern atop the seaside of the keeper's house. The tower and the lantern are painted white and the lantern dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 24m (79feet) above sea level and emits one white long flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of ; at the moment (March 2018) the lighthouse is temporary inactive. The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1170 E.F.[2]