Isolotto Formica Lighthouse
Isolotto Formica Lighthouse | |
| Location | Isolotto Formica, Aegadian Islands, Sicily, Italy |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°59′21″N 12°25′32″E / 37.989220°N 12.425591°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1858 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and light atop a fortification corner |
| Markings | white tower and balcony (current) |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Marina Militare |
| Fog signal | no |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 28 metres (92 ft) |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s. |
| Italy no. | 3128 E.F. |
Isolotto Formica Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Isolotto Formica) is an active lighthouse located on an islet, 302 metres (991 ft) long and 206 metres (676 ft) wide, at 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) from Trapani in western Sicily on the Sicily Channel. The island is dominated by a quadrangular fortification, built by the Pallavicino in the mid 1600, and a Tonnara, built by the Florio in the mid 1800, which was closed in 1979. From the 1980s the island is a private property belonging to Mondo X which is involved in the recovery of drug addiction.