Location | Portofino Liguria Italy |
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Coordinates | 44°17′55″N9°13′06″E / 44.298682°N 9.218398°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1917 |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Shape | quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern attached to the front keeper’s house |
Markings | white tower, grey metallic lantern dome |
Operator | Marina Militare [1] [2] |
Light | |
Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
Lens | Type TD 375 focal length: 187.5 mm |
Light source | main power |
Intensity | main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W |
Range | main:16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Italy no. | 1675 E.F. |
Portofino Lighthouse (Italian : Faro di Portofino) is an active lighthouse located in Portofino, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, northern Italy, on the western extremity of the peninsula in the Gulf of Tigullio.
The lighthouse was built in 1917 and consists of a white quadrangular tower, 12 feet (3.7 m) high, with balcony and lantern, attached to a 2-storey white keeper's house. The lantern, painted in grey metallic, is positioned at 40 metres (130 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 second period, visible up to a distance of 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and is operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1675 E.F. [2]
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