Punta di Capel Rosso lighthouse (Faro di Punta di Capel Rosso) or Punta Rossa is an active lighthouse on Isola del Giglio on the Tyrrhenian Sea.[2]

Punta di Capel Rosso Lighthouse

Location	Grosseto Tuscany Italy
Coordinates	42°19′15″N 10°55′11″E
Tower
Constructed	1883
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete and brick tower
Height	20 metres (66 ft)
Shape	hexagonal tower with lantern and gallery attached to the front side of two-storey keeper’s house
Markings	white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome, keeper's house painted in white and red stripes
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Marina Militare[1]
Light
Focal height	90 metres (300 ft)
Lens	Type OR 700 Focal length: 350 mm
Intensity	main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W
Range	23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (4) W 30s.
Italy no.	2168 E.F

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1883 and is placed on Punta di Capel Rosso at a height of 61 metres (200 ft) in the southernmost part of the island. The lighthouse is a two-storey building with a hexagonal plant tower 20 metres (66 ft) high, on the south side, with balcony and lantern; the tower is white and the house is painted in white and red stripes. The lighthouse, operated by Marina Militare with the identification number 2168 E.F, is active and fully automated and emits a four white flashes in a 30 seconds period visible up to 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi).[1][3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Italy

References

External links

• Servizio Fari Marina Militare (in Italian)

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