Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse
Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse | |
| Location | Isola delle Correnti Portopalo di Capo Passero Sicily Italy |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°38′42″N 15°04′39″E / 36.645061°N 15.077489°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1865 |
| Foundation | concrete base (current) |
| Construction | fibreglass tower (current) stone tower (first) |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and light (current) octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 1-storey keeper's house (first) |
| Markings | white tower and balcony (current) white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome (first) |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | Marina Militare |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2000s. |
| Deactivated | 2000s. (first) |
| Focal height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Intensity | MaxiHalo-60 EFF |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s. |
| Italy no. | 2926 E.F. |
Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Isola delle Correnti) is an active lighthouse located on an islet, 277 metres (909 ft) long and 152 metres (499 ft) wide, connected to mainland by a rocky isthmus, part of which is under water, on the southernmost tip of Sicily in the municipality of Portopalo di Capo Passero on the Malta Channel.