Bari Light

      Bari Light
      Bari Light 2009.jpg
      Bari Light, 2009
      Bari Light is located in Italy
      Location Bari, Italy
      Coordinates 41°8′20.78″N 16°50′42.43″E / 41.1391056°N 16.8451194°E / 41.1391056; 16.8451194Coordinates: 41°8′20.78″N 16°50′42.43″E / 41.1391056°N 16.8451194°E / 41.1391056; 16.8451194
      Year first constructed 1869
      Foundation 2-story masonry keeper's house
      Construction stone
      Tower shape octagonal
      Markings / pattern white, gray metallic lantern
      Height 205 feet (62 m)[1]
      Focal height 218 feet (66 m)[2]
      Range 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
      Characteristic three white flashes every 20s
      Admiralty number E2232
      NGA number 113-10892
      ARLHS number ITA-141; EF-3706

      Bari Light, also known as Punta San Cataldo Light is an active lighthouse in Bari, Italy. At a height of 205 feet (62 m) it is the seventeenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.[3] Located in Punta San Cataldo, at the base of the Molo San Cataldo, on the west side of the harbor of Bari, it guides ships to the harbor of Bari.

      The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.

      View of the Bari (Punta San Cataldo) lighthouse and close neighborhood

      References

      1. ^ According to List of Lights. 203 feet (62 m) according to The Lighthouse Directory.
      2. ^ According to List of Lights. 217 feet (66 m) according to The Lighthouse Directory.
      3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 


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