Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse

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Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse
San Domino Island's Lighthouse - modern lighthouse.jpeg
Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse
Location Isole Tremiti, Italy OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 42°06′23″N15°28′38″E / 42.1065°N 15.4773°E / 42.1065; 15.4773
Tower
Constructionconcrete (foundation), fiberglass (tower)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height4 m (13 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapecylinder  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Markingswhite  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Operator Italian Navy   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1990s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height48 m (157 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl(3) W 10s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Original light OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
San Domino Island's Lighthouse - Tremiti, Foggia, Italy - August 19, 2013 01 (cropped).jpg
Constructed1905  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructionstone  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height9 m (30 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapeoctagonal prism  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Markingswhite (tower), grey (dome)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Deactivated1987  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse (Italian : Faro di Punta del Diavolo) is an active lighthouse located on the western point of Isola San Domino, one of the Tremiti in Apulia on the Adriatic Sea. [1] [2]

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Description

The first lighthouse was built in 1905 and consists of a white octagonal prism stone tower, 9 feet (2.7 m) high, with balcony and lantern, rising from a 2-storey white keeper's house. On November 8, 1987, a mysterious explosion damaged the lighthouse, but the keeper, Domenico Calabrese, was off duty and survived. The lighthouse remained inactive until the 1990s. when a new white cylindrical fibreglass tower, 4 metres (13 ft) high, with light and gallery was established. The lantern, positioned at 48 metres (157 ft) above sea level, emits three white flashes in a 10 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and is managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3844 E.F. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Puglia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Molfetta Lighthouse". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. "Il Demanio mette in vendita". Corriere del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. "Il vecchio faro abbandonato". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved March 6, 2018.