Punta Ferraione Lighthouse Explained

Punta del Ferraione
Location:Capraia
Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates:43.0512°N 9.8442°W
Yearbuilt:1868 (first)
Yearlit:1908 (current)
Foundation:concrete base
Construction:masonry tower
Shape:quadrangular tower with lantern and gallery attached to a 2-storey keeper's house
Marking:white tower and keeper's house, grey metallic lantern
Height:12m (39feet)
Focalheight:30m (100feet)
Lightsource:main power
Range:main:
reserve:
Characteristic:L Fl W 6s.
Lens:Type TD
Country:Italy
Countrynumber:1996 E.F
Managingagent:Marina Militare[1] [2]

Punta Ferraione Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta del Ferraione) is an active lighthouse located on the eastern tip of a small bay which delimits the harbour of the island of Capraia in the Tuscan Archipelago on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1868 and refurbished in 1908, consists of a quadrangular tower, 12m (39feet) high, attached to the northern corner of the 2-storey keeper's house; both are painted white. The lantern and the lantern roof have an octagonal shape and are painted grey metallic. Though the lighthouse is automated and there is no keeper in service, the building accommodate the local office of the Guardia Costiera.

The light is positioned at 30m (100feet) above sea level and emits a long white flash in a 6 seconds period, visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1996 E.F.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. June 4, 2018.
  2. Web site: Punta Ferraione . Marina Militare . 4 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Mappa dei fari Italiani . ARI Genova . June 2, 2018.