Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse

Lighthouse

36°38′42″N 15°04′39″E / 36.645061°N 15.077489°E / 36.645061; 15.077489TowerConstructed1865Foundationconcrete base (current)Constructionfibreglass tower (current)
stone tower (first)Height11 metres (36 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and light (current)
octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 1-storey keeper's house (first)Markingswhite tower and balcony (current)
white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome (first)Power sourcemains electricity

OperatorMarina Militare^[1]^[2]LightFirst lit2000s.Deactivated2000s. (first)Focal height16 metres (52 ft)IntensityMaxiHalo-60 EFFRange11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)CharacteristicFl W 4s.Italy no.2926 E.F.

Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Isola delle Correnti) is an active lighthouse located on an islet, 277 metres (909 ft) long and 152 metres (499 ft) wide, connected to mainland by a rocky isthmus on the southernmost tip of Sicily in the municipality of Portopalo di Capo Passero on the Malta Channel.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1865 by Genio Civile, consists of a stone octagonal tower, 11 metres (36 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to the seaward side of a 1-storey building that was originally a fortification. When the Marina Militare automated the lighthouse, the keeper's house was abandoned and went in ruin, so in the 2000s a new fibreglass tower was set up in front of the old. The light is positioned at 16 metres (52 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 4 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 2926 E.F.^[2]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Isola delle Correnti". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 18, 2018.