Capo Circeo Lighthouse ( it, Faro di Capo Circeo) is an active lighthouse in
Lazio
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, located on Punto, about 3 kilometres west of
San Felice Circeo
San Felice Circeo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It was an ancient city called Circeii.
It is included in the Circeo National Park. Sites include the Grotta Guattari, one of the oldest N ...
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History
The lighthouse has been active since 1866, and was built under the pontificate of
Pope Pius IX. The lighthouse is composed of a keeper's house with an adjacent tower 18 metres high.
The lighthouse has a rotating view that emits flashes of white light every 5 seconds. The height of the focal plane above sea level is about 38 metres. The lighthouse has a rated capacity of . It is part of the Command Area Lighthouses of the Navy based in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
, which deals with all the lights of the southern
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
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See also
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List of lighthouses in Italy
The following is a list of active lighthouses in Italy, sorted by region.
Abruzzo
This is a list of lighthouses in Abruzzo.
Apulia
This is a list of lighthouses in Apulia.
Calabria
This is a list of lighthouses in Calabria.
Campania
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References
External links
Servizio Fari Marina Militare
Lighthouses completed in 1866
Lighthouses in Italy
Buildings and structures in Lazio
1866 establishments in Italy
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