Punta Palau Lighthouse

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Punta Palau
Location Palau
Sardinia
Italy
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Year first constructed 1935 (first)
Year first lit 1960s. (current)
Deactivated 1960s. (first)
Foundation concrete base
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, green balcony, grey metallic lantern roof
Height 10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height 15 metres (49 ft)
Range 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) G 10s.
Italy number 1034 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Punta Palau Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Palau ) is an active lighthouse located on the northern extremity of a granite promontory where, shaped by time, appears a natural sculpture that looks like a bear, symbol of Palau in front of the Maddalena archipelago on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The first lighthouse was established in 1935, the current, built in the 1960s., consists of a masonry tapered cylindrical tower, 10 metres (33 ft) high, with balcony and lantern. The tower and the lantern are painted white, the balcony in green and the lantern dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 15 metres (49 ft) above sea level and emits two green flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1034 E.F.[2]

See also

References

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