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Lampione Lighthouse
Lampione Lighthouse ( it, Faro di Lampione) is an active lighthouse located on the western tip of the island of Lampione which makes part of the Pelagie Islands in the Channel of Sicily. Description The lighthouse, built in 1935 by Genio civile, consists of a small quadrangular 1-storey equipment building, high, of unpainted stone with the light placed on the roof. The light is positioned at above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated, Tacconi was the last keeper, powered by a solar unit and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3064 E.F. See also * List of lighthouses in Italy * Pelagie Islands The Pelagie Islands ( it, Isole Pelagie; scn, Ìsuli Pilaggî), from the Greek , meaning "open sea", are the three small islands of Lampedusa, Lampione, and Linosa, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily. ... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampione
Lampione (; scn, Lampiuni; ar, جزيرة الكتاب, ''Jazīrat al-Kitāb'') is a small rocky island located in the Mediterranean Sea, which belongs geographically to the Pelagie Islands and administratively to the ''comune'' of Lampedusa e Linosa, Province of Agrigento, region of Sicily, Italy. It is about long and across, and has an area of and a highest elevation of . The islet is uninhabited, the only building being a lighthouse. According to the legend, the island was a rock that had fallen from the hands of the cyclops Polyphemus. Lampione is part of the Riserva Marina Isole Pelagie, and its vegetation and wildlife are strictly protected. Animal species include the endemic ''Podarcis filfolensis'' ssp. ''laurentimulleri'' (also found on Linosa), which is a subspecies of Maltese wall lizard, numerous migrating birds, and the ''Armadillidium hirtum pelagicum'', a land crustacean. The waters are populated by sharks, including the sandbar shark, groupers, lobsters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |