Scoglio d'Africa Lighthouse

Scoglio d'Africa Lighthouse (Faro di Scoglio d'Africa) is an active lighthouse located on a solitary skerry, Scoglio d'Africa, in open Tyrrhenian Sea halfway Montecristo and Pianosa.

Description
The lighthouse built, in 1867, on a platform has a conical base, in order to resist the waves, surmounted by a cylindrical tower in white stone with balcony and lantern 16 m high. The lighthouse is powered by a solar unit, the focal plane is at 19 m above sea level and the lantern emits a single white flash every 5 seconds visible up to 12 nmi. The light is operated by the Lighthouses Service of Marina Militare identified by the code number 2096 E.F.