Capo Sandalo Lighthouse

Capo Sandalo Lighthouse
Faro di Capo Sandalo

Capo Sandalo, San Pietro Island
Sardinia
Location San Pietro Island
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates 39°08′50.8″N 8°13′25.42″E / 39.147444°N 8.2237278°E / 39.147444; 8.2237278Coordinates: 39°08′50.8″N 8°13′25.42″E / 39.147444°N 8.2237278°E / 39.147444; 8.2237278
Year first constructed 1864
Automated 1994[1]
Construction stone tower and keeper's house
Tower shape cylindrical tower on a two story keeper's house
Markings / pattern unpainted tower
Height 30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height 134 metres (440 ft)[2]
Light source mains power
Range main: 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
reserve: 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic FI (4) W 20s.
Admiralty number E1090
NGA number 8432
ARLHS number SAR-018
Italy number 1384 E.F
Managing agent Marina Militare[3]

The Capo Sandalo Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Sandalo) is prominent lighthouse on the westernmost point of San Pietro Island marking the southwestern corner of Sardinia, Italy.

History

The original stone tower was built in 1864. It is an active aid to marine and aeronautical navigation. The focal plane is 134 m (440 ft) tall, perched on top of a cliff, and gives four white flashes every 20 seconds visible from 24 nautical miles (44 km). The tower itself is 30 m (98 ft) with lantern and gallery, attached to the front of a 2-story stone keeper's house. To this day, the lighthouse remains a beautiful structure of unpainted stone, with a gray metallic lantern dome. The lighthouse is now automated, and a keeper lived on premises until recently. Chart references: ARLHS SAR-018; Admiralty E1090; NGA 8432. French charts 7332. The lighthouse is connected by a well paved road to the main town of Carloforte on San Pietro Island.

See also


References

  1. ↑ Lighthouse Explorer
  2. ↑ The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  3. ↑ Faro di Capo Sandalo Marina Militare

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