Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse () is an active
lighthouse located on a promontory on the west side of the
Gulf of Pozzuoli in the municipality of
Bacoli,
Campania
Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...
on the
Tyrrhenian Sea.
Description
The first lighthouse was established in 1856 under the
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies while the current date back to the
post-war period. It consists of a red concrete cylindrical tower, high, with balcony and lantern, mounted on a red service building. The lantern, painted in grey metallic, is positioned at
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level ...
and emits a
red flash on and off in a 4 seconds period, visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and powered by a
solar unit and operated by the
Marina Militare with the identification code number 2406 E.F.
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See also
* List of lighthouses in Italy
* Bacoli
References
External links
Servizio Fari Marina Militare
Lighthouses in Italy
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