Location | Ischia Campania Italy |
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Coordinates | 40°44′53″N13°56′33″E / 40.748169°N 13.942376°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1868 |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | masonry tower |
Automated | yes |
Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a concrete base |
Markings | red tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | Marina Militare [1] [2] |
Light | |
Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
Lens | Type TD |
Intensity | AL 1000 W |
Range | main: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl WR 3s. |
Italy no. | 2374 E.F. |
Ischia Porto Lighthouse (Italian : Faro di Ischia Porto) is an active lighthouse located on the northern end of the western mole of the Port of Ischia, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The lighthouse was built in 1868 and consists of a red masonry cylindrical tower, 11 metres (36 ft) high, with balcony and lantern, mounted on a concrete square prism block base; sideways to the tower is a red equipment building. The lantern, painted in white and the dome in grey metallic, is positioned at 13 metres (43 ft) above sea level and emits a red or white flash, depending the direction, in a 3 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and is operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2374 E.F. [2]
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