Monte Poro Lighthouse ( it, Faro di Monte Poro) 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 on the summit of Monte Poro, in the south western part of
Elba
Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National ...
on 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 ...
, a region covered by
Macchia Mediterranea. The place was of some strategic interest during
World War II
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because close to the lighthouse are the ruins of a German position.
Description
The lighthouse, built in 1968, consists of a cylindrical squat tower, high, with lantern. The tower is mounted on a cylindrical equipment building similar to a
pillbox Pillbox may refer to:
* Pill organizer, a container for medicine
* Pillbox hat, a woman's hat with a flat crown, straight upright sides, and no brim
* Pillbox (military), concrete dug-in guard posts
* Pillbox affair
The Pillbox affair, also known ...
because provided with a
stepped embrasure. The equipment building and the tower are white, the lantern roof is grey metallic.
The light 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 a
white flash
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in a 5 seconds period, visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the
Arcipelago Toscano National Park
Arcipelago Toscano National Park is a large Tuscan Archipelago national park and marine park in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany, Italy.
Geography
The Tuscan archipelago (chain of islands) is located between the Ligurian Se ...
with the identification code number 2054 E.F.
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
...
References
External links
Servizio Fari Marina Militare
Lighthouses in Campo nell'Elba
Arcipelago Toscano National Park
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