Torre Canne

Coordinates: 40°50′09″N 17°28′07″E / 40.835957°N 17.468691°E / 40.835957; 17.468691

Punta Torre Canne Lighthouse

Punta Torre Canne Lighthouse
Apulia
Location Punta Torre Canne
Fasano
Apulia
Italy
Coordinates 40°50′30.8″N 17°28′08.0″E / 40.841889°N 17.468889°E / 40.841889; 17.468889
Year first constructed 1929
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape tapered octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Markings / pattern white tower, metallic grey lantern dome
Height 32 metres (105 ft)
Focal height 35 metres (115 ft)
Current lens type OR 500
focal length: 250 mm
Light source mains power
Intensity 1,000w
Range main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 10s.
Admiralty number E2222
NGA number 10856
ARLHS number ITA-150
Italy number 3688 E.F.
Managing agent

Marina Militare[1]

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Torre Canne is a small coastal town in the municipality of Fasano in the region of Apulia in South East Italy.

It is home to roughly 2000 inhabitants (2001 estimate) and its biggest industry is fishing.

Punta Torre Canne Lighthouse

Punta Torre Canne Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Torre Canne) is an active lighthouse in the homonymous village in the municipality of Fasano. The place takes the name from an ancient coastal tower built in the 16th century to protect the coast from the Turks, and from the presence of giant cane. The lighthouse was built in 1929 in concrete and has a tapered octagonal prism with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house; the tower and the building are white painted. The tower is 32 metres (105 ft) high and the lantern is positioned at an height of 35 metres (115 ft) above sea level. The light is fully automated and operated by Marina Militare identified by the Country code number 3688 E.F. The lighthouse emits two white flashes in a ten seconds period visible up to 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi).[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Torre Canne The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 19 August 2016
  2. 1 2 Punta Torre Canne Marina Militare. Retrieved 19 August 2016


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