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Name: Punta Campanella Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Marciano, , Italy

Location: Southern tip of Sorrentine Peninsula, SW Italy.

Managing Organization:
Servizio dei Fari

Tower Height: 59

Height of Focal Plane: 213

Characteristic and Range: Long (2 second) white flash every 10 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Square skeletal tower with black and white bands, gray lantern.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1846: Light with focal plane height if 77 feet; 1888: Red building, focal plane height 85 feet. 1915 (?): Red square building with focal plane height of 100 feet.

Date Established: 1846

Date Present Tower Built: 1960s?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

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