Capo Carbonara Lighthouse

Capo Carbonara Lighthouse

Capo Carbonara Lighthouse
Sardinia
Location	Capo Carbonara Villasimius Sardinia Italy
Coordinates	39°06′13.8″N 9°30′48.8″E / 39.103833°N 9.513556°ECoordinates: 39°06′13.8″N 9°30′48.8″E / 39.103833°N 9.513556°E
Year first constructed	1917 (first)
Year first lit	1974 (current)
Automated	yes
Construction	masonry tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower, grey lantern dome
Height	5 metres (16 ft)
Focal height	120 metres (390 ft)
Light source	mains power
Range	main: 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	FI W 7.5 s.
Fog signal	no
Admiralty number	E1043
NGA number	8548
ARLHS number	SAR-010
Italy number	1258 E.F.
Managing agent	Marina Militare [1][2]

Capo Carbonara Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Carbonara) is a light situated at the extremity of the granite promontory of Capo Carbonara, in the comune of Villasimius, on the eastern side of Gulf of Cagliari inside the Marine protected area of Capo Carbonara.

History

The place, for its position, hosted several defensive towers as Fortezza Vecchia built by the Aragonesi, the tower of Porto Giunco built in 1580 and the small tower light of Capo Carbonara built in 1578. ^[3] The first lighthouse was built in 1917 and was described as a skeletal tower; the current was built in 1974 and is placed on the top of the Cape at 120 metres. The lighthouse is formed by a masonry cylindrical tower 5 metres (16 ft) high, white painted with balcony and lantern adjacent to the two-story keeper's house. The lighthouse is active and operated by Marina Militare, it is fully automated and the optics is an OR S2 type with a focal length of 250; the lantern emits a single white flashing in a 7.5 seconds period visible up to 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi).

See also

• List of lighthouses in Italy

References

1. Faro Capo Carbonara Marina Militare
2. Lighthouses Directory

External links

• Servizio Fari Marina Militare (Italian)