Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse Explained

Location:Trapani
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates:38.0126°N 12.4886°W
Yearbuilt:1881
Foundation:concrete base
Construction:masonry tower
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern adjacent to the keeper's house
Marking:white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height:12m (39feet)
Focalheight:16m (52feet)
Characteristic:Fl W 5s.
Managingagent:Marina Militare[1] [2]

Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Scoglio Palumbo) is an active lighthouse located on an islet 102m (335feet) long and 67m (220feet) wide just west of the entrance to the port of Trapani on the Sicily Channel.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1881 by Genio civile, consists of a cylindrical tower, 12m (39feet) high, with balcony and lantern. The tower and the lantern are white and the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at 16m (52feet) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated powered by a solar unit and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3138 E.F.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. April 24, 2018.
  2. Web site: Scoglio Palumbo . Marina Militare . April 24, 2018.
  3. Web site: Mappa dei fari Italiani . ARI Genova . April 24, 2018.