Punta Campanella Lighthouse Explained

Punta Campanella
Location:Massa Lubrense
Campania
Italy
Coordinates:40.5695°N 14.3249°W
Yearbuilt:1846(first)
Yearlit:1972 (current)
Automated:yes
Foundation:concrete base
Construction:metal skeletal tower
Shape:square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:white and black horizontal bands, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height:18m (59feet)
Focalheight:65m (213feet)
Lens:Type TD
Focal length: 187.5
Intensity:LABI 100 W
Characteristic:Fl W 5s.
Country:Italy
Countrynumber:2593.3 E.F.
Managingagent:Marina Militare[1] [2]

Punta Campanella Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Campanella) is an active lighthouse at the end of the south-western extremity of the Sorrentine Peninsula, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The station was established in 1846, and the current lighthouse was activated in the late 1960s; the lighthouse consists of a metal skeletal tower, high, with balcony and lantern, mounted on a concrete base. A 1-storey equipment shelter is in the base of the tower. The lantern, painted in white and the dome in grey metallic, is positioned at 65m (213feet) above sea level and emits a white flash in a 5-second period, visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and powered by a solar unit and operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2593.3 E.F.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. March 11, 2018.
  2. Web site: Punta Campanella . Marina Militare . March 11, 2018.