Isola della Bocca Lighthouse

Isola della Bocca

Isola della Bocca Lighthouse
Location	Isola della Bocca Olbia Sardinia Italy
Coordinates	40°55′14″N 9°34′01″E / 40.920528°N 9.566861°E / 40.920528; 9.566861
Tower
Constructed	1887
Foundation	masonry base
Construction	masonry tower
Automated	yes
Height	22 metres (72 ft)
Shape	quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Marina Militare[1][2]
Fog signal	no
Light
Focal height	24 metres (79 ft)
Lens	Type TD 375 Focal length: 187,5mm
Intensity	main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W
Range	main: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic	L Fl W 5s. (temporary inactive)
Italy no.	1170 E.F.

Isola della Bocca Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Isola della Bocca) is an active lighthouse located on a small islet, at the southern entrance of the outer Port of Olbia, 250 metres (820 ft) from the mainland, in the municipality of Olbia on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The lighthouse was built in 1887 and consists of a masonry quadrangular tower, 22 metres (72 ft) high, with balcony and lantern atop the seaside of the keeper's house. The tower and the lantern are painted white and the lantern dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 24 metres (79 ft) above sea level and emits one white long flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi); at the moment (March 2018) the lighthouse is temporary inactive. The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1170 E.F.^[2]

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