Punta Lingua Lighthouse

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Punta Lingua
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Punta Lingua Lighthouse
Punta Lingua Lighthouse
Location Santa Marina Salina
Aeolian Islands
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates 38°32′14″N14°52′16″E / 38.537194°N 14.871222°E / 38.537194; 14.871222 Coordinates: 38°32′14″N14°52′16″E / 38.537194°N 14.871222°E / 38.537194; 14.871222
Tower
Constructed1953
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmasonry tower
Height11 metres (36 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern adjacent to the keeper's house
Markingswhite tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Power sourcemains electricity  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorMarina Militare [1] [2]
Light
Focal height13 metres (43 ft)
LensType TD
IntensityLABI 100 W
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 3s.
Italy no.3300 E.F.

Punta Lingua Lighthouse (Italian : Faro di Punta Lingua) is an active lighthouse located on the south eastern tip of the island of Salina, which makes part of the Aeolian Islands, in the municipality of Santa Marina Salina on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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History

The lighthouse, built in 1953, [3] over the years went into ruin and in November 2009, due to a violent storm, the balcony collapsed and the area was closed. [4] In 2011 the municipality concluded an agreement, with the Agenzia del Demanio, to obtain the management of the keeper's house, which has been restored in order to house the Museum of the Sea. [5]

Description

The lighthouse consists of a cylindrical tower, 11 metres (36 ft) high, with balcony and lantern beside a 1-storey keeper's house. The tower, the building and the lantern are white, the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at 13 metres (43 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 3 seconds period visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3300 E.F. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Punta Lingua". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mappa dei fari Italini". ARI Genova. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Chiusa l'area del faro Punta Lingua". Lipari.biz. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Il faro di Lingua al Comune". Lipari.biz. Retrieved April 22, 2018.


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