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Caorle Lighthouse

Coordinates: 45°36′00″N 12°53′35″E / 45.600019°N 12.892999°E / 45.600019; 12.892999
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Caorle
Caorle Lighthouse, notice the light
Map
LocationCaorle
Veneto
Italy
Coordinates45°36′00″N 12°53′35″E / 45.600019°N 12.892999°E / 45.600019; 12.892999
Tower
Constructed1905
Foundationmasonry base
Constructionmasonry tower
Height9 metres (30 ft)
Shapequadrangular bell tower with octagonal steeple, lantern atop a bracket on the south side
Markingsunpainted brick tower
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorMarina Militare[1][2]
Light
Focal height12 metres (39 ft)
LensType TD 300
Focal length: 150 mm
Intensitymain: AL 1000 w
reserve. LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
reserve: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 6s.
Italy no.4272 E.F

Caorle Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Caorle) is an active lighthouse located on a little promontory at the end of the waterfront promenade in Caorle, Veneto on the Adriatic Sea.

Description

The lighthouse, established in 1905, consists of a quadrangular bell tower, 9 metres (30 ft) high, belonging to the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Angel, and the light is placed on a bracket on the sea side of the tower.

The tower was built in bricks in the 13th century in Romanesque architecture; the light is positioned at 12 metres (39 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 6 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 4272 E.F.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Venice and Trieste". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Caorle". Marina Militare. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Mappa dei fari Italiani". ARI Genova. Retrieved June 13, 2018.