white tower and lantern, gray metallic lantern dome
Operator
Marina Militare
Light
First lit
1948 (current)
Focal height
84 m (277 ft)[1]
Lens
Type OR 500 focal length: 250 mm
Light source
main power
Intensity
main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W
Range
main: 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic
Fl W 5s
Italy no.
3856 E.F[2]
Punta Penna Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Penna) is an active lighthouse in Vasto, Italy. At a height of 70 metres (230 ft) it is the eighth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,[3] and the second tallest lighthouse in Italy after the Lantern of Genoa.[4] It is located on strategically important spot in Via Madonna della Penna at the port of Vasto.
^276 ft (84 m) according to The Lighthouse Directory
^"Punta penna". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Venice and Trieste". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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