Capo Miseno Lighthouse ( it, Faro di Capo Miseno) 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 lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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located at the end of the promontory, with the same name, that marks the north-western limit of the
Gulf of Naples
The Gulf of Naples (), also called the Bay of Naples, is a roughly 15-kilometer-wide (9.3 mi) gulf located along the south-western coast of Italy (province of Naples, Campania region). It opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea. It i ...
as well as the
Gulf of Pozzuoli
The Gulf of Pozzuoli ( it, Golfo di Pozzuoli; nap, Gurfo 'e Pezzulo), formerly known as the Gulf of Puteoli, is a large bay (aquatic), bay or small gulf (geography), gulf in the northwestern end of the Gulf of Naples in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It l ...
toward the
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 ...
in the province of
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 ...
.
Description
The first lighthouse was built in 1869, than rebuilt in 1953. It consists of a white cylindrical tower, high, with balcony and lantern, attached to the seaward corner of a 2-storey white keeper's house. The lantern, painted in grey metallic, is positioned at
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
and emits
two white flashes in a 10 seconds period, visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a
solar unit and is operated by the
Marina Militare
"Fatherland and Honour"
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with the identification code number 2402 E.F.
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See also
* 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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* Capo Miseno
Cape Miseno (Italian: ''Capo Miseno'', Latin: ''Misenum'', Ancient Greek: ''Μισήνον'') is the headland that marks the northwestern limit of the Gulf of Naples as well as the Bay of Pozzuoli in southern Italy. The cape is directly across fr ...
References
External links
Servizio Fari Marina Militare
Lighthouses in Italy
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