Punta Sardegna Lighthouse

Punta Sardegna
Punta Sardegna Lighthouse
LocationPalau
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates41°12′25″N 9°21′46″E / 41.206862°N 9.362916°E / 41.206862; 9.362916
Tower
Constructed1913
Constructiongranite tower
Automated1975
Height15 metres (49 ft)
Shapequadrangular tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Markingswhite keeper's house, tower, balcony and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Power sourcesolar power 
OperatorCoastal and Marine Geomorphology Group and Marina Militare
Fog signalno
Light
Focal height38 metres (125 ft)
Lenstype TD 375
Focal length: 187.5 mm
IntensityMaxiHalo-60 EFF
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Italy no.1030 E.F.

Punta Sardegna Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Sardegna) is an active lighthouse located on the northern end of the granite promontory of Punta Sardegna, in front of the Maddalena archipelago, in the municipality of Palau on the Strait of Bonifacio.