Monte Poro

Monte Poro Lighthouse
Location	Marina di Campo Elba Italy
Coordinates	42°43′40″N 10°14′15″E / 42.727822°N 10.237489°E / 42.727822; 10.237489
Tower
Constructed	1968
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Height	2 metres (6.6 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with lantern
Markings	white tower, grey metallic lantern roof
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Arcipelago Toscano National Park[1][2]
Light
Focal height	160 metres (520 ft)
Lens	Type OF 375 Focal length: 187,5 mm
Intensity	main: MaxiHalo-60 EFF reserve: LABI 100 W
Range	main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.
Italy no.	2054 E.F.

Monte Poro Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Monte Poro) is an active lighthouse located on the summit of Monte Poro, in the south western part of Elba on the Tyrrhenian Sea, a region covered by Macchia Mediterranea. The place was of some strategic interest during World War II because close to the lighthouse are the ruins of a German position.

The lighthouse, built in 1968, consists of a cylindrical squat tower, 2 metres (6.6 ft) high, with lantern. The tower is mounted on a cylindrical equipment building similar to a pillbox because provided with a stepped embrasure. The equipment building and the tower are white, the lantern roof is grey metallic.

The light is positioned at 160 metres (520 ft) above sea level and emits a white flash in a 5 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Arcipelago Toscano National Park with the identification code number 2054 E.F.^[2][3]

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