Bari Light
 Bari Light, 2009 | |
  Apulia | |
| Location |
Bari Apulia Italy |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°8′20.78″N 16°50′42.43″E / 41.1391056°N 16.8451194°ECoordinates: 41°8′20.78″N 16°50′42.43″E / 41.1391056°N 16.8451194°E |
| Year first constructed | 1869 |
| Foundation | 2-story masonry keeper's house |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, gray metallic lantern |
| Height | 205 feet (62 m)[1] |
| Focal height | 218 feet (66 m)[2] |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range |
main: 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 20s. |
| Admiralty number | E2232 |
| NGA number | 113-10892 |
| ARLHS number | ITA-141 |
| Italy number | 3706 E.F [3] |
| Managing agent | Marina Militare |
Bari Light, also known as Punta San Cataldo Light is an active lighthouse in Bari, Italy. At a height of 205 feet (62 m) it is the seventeenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.[4] Located in Punta San Cataldo, at the base of the Molo San Cataldo, on the west side of the harbor of Bari, it guides ships to the harbor of Bari.
The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.
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View of the Bari (Punta San Cataldo) lighthouse and close neighborhood
See also
References
- ↑ According to List of Lights. 203 feet (62 m) according to The Lighthouse Directory.
- ↑ According to List of Lights. 217 feet (66 m) according to The Lighthouse Directory.
- ↑ Bari Punta San Cataldo Lighthouse Marina Militare
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 189.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Puglia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links
- Servizio Fari Marina Militare (Italian)
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