Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta del Diavolo) is an active lighthouse located on the western point of Isola San Domino, one of the Tremiti in Apulia on the Adriatic Sea.[1][2]

Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse

Location	Isole Tremiti, Italy
Coordinates	42°06′23″N 15°28′38″E
Tower
Construction	concrete (foundation), fiberglass (tower)
Height	4 m (13 ft)
Shape	cylinder
Markings	white
Power source	solar power
Operator	Italian Navy
Light
First lit	1990s
Focal height	48 m (157 ft)
Range	11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(3) W 10s
Original light
Constructed	1905
Construction	stone
Height	9 m (30 ft)
Shape	octagonal prism
Markings	white (tower), grey (dome)
Deactivated	1987

Description

The first lighthouse was built in 1905 and consists of a white octagonal prism stone tower, 9 feet (2.7 m) high, with balcony and lantern, rising from a 2-storey white keeper's house. On November 8, 1987, a mysterious explosion damaged the lighthouse, but the keeper, Domenico Calabrese, was off duty and survived. The lighthouse remained inactive until the 1990s. when a new white cylindrical fibreglass tower, 4 metres (13 ft) high, with light and gallery was established. The lantern, positioned at 48 metres (157 ft) above sea level, emits three white flashes in a 10 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and is managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3844 E.F.[2][3][4]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Italy
• Tremiti

References

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