Far de Punta Nati

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Far de Punta Nati
Faro Punta Nati JGT.jpg
Location: Northwest - Cape of Menorca
Geographical location: 40 ° 3 '0.8 "  N , 3 ° 49' 25.1"  E Coordinates: 40 ° 3 '0.8 "  N , 3 ° 49' 25.1"  E
Fire carrier height : 19 m
Fire height : 42 m
Far de Punta Nati (Balearic Islands)
Far de Punta Nati
Identifier : Fl (3 + 1) W.20s
Scope knows: 16 nm (29.6 km )
Operating mode: Solar energy
Construction time: 1912-1913
Operating time: since September 1, 1913
International ordinal number: E-0348

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The Punta Nati Lighthouse is a lighthouse ( catalan Far ) in the North West - Cape of Menorca , about five kilometers north of Ciutadella .

After repeated ship accidents occurred in this sea area, the sinking of the French passenger ship Général Chanzy on February 9, 1910, gave the decisive impetus for the construction of the lighthouse. The Spanish engineer and builder Mauro Serret (1872–1945) was commissioned with the design. Construction work for the 19  m high tower and the U-shaped residential buildings began on July 5, 1912. After a construction period of 14 months, the beacon went into operation on September 1, 1913.

The beacon indicates the identifier every 20 seconds, a group of three and a white flash (Fl (3 + 1) W.20s), the pointing right is seen from 039 to 162 degrees, and a range of 16 nautical miles has. It is listed in the Mediterranean Beacon Register under the number E-0348.

literature

  • Alfonso Buenaventura: Naufragios y Siniestros en la costa de Menorca. Imprime Menorca SA, Mahón , España 1995, OCLC 758020928 .
  • Rafael Soler, Antonio Colinas, Carlos Garrido: Els Fars de les Illes Balears . Editoria Rey Sol SA, Palma de Mallorca 2002, ISBN 84-95473-37-2 .

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