Lampione Lighthouse () is an active

lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...

located on the western tip of the island of Lampione which makes part of the

Pelagie Islands The Pelagie Islands (; ), 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. To the northwest lie the island of Pa ...

in the Channel of Sicily.

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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 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 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 The Italian Navy (; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the '' Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy) after World War II. , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active pe ...

with the identification code number 3064 E.F.

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Servizio Fari Marina Militare
Lighthouses in Italy Buildings and structures in Sicily {{Italy-lighthouse-stub

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