Punta Sardegna Lighthouse
Punta Sardegna Lighthouse | |
| Location | Palau Sardinia Italy |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°12′25″N 9°21′46″E / 41.206862°N 9.362916°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1913 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Automated | 1975 |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white keeper's house, tower, balcony and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Coastal and Marine Geomorphology Group and Marina Militare |
| Fog signal | no |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Lens | type TD 375 Focal length: 187.5 mm |
| Intensity | MaxiHalo-60 EFF |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl 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.