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Punta Pezzo

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Year first lit
  
1953 (current)

Height
  
23 metres (75 ft)

Year first constructed
  
1883

Construction
  
concrete tower

NGA number
  
9720

Punta Pezzo

Location
  
Villa San Giovanni Calabria Italy

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower with red horizontal bands

Shore jigging a punta pezzo


Punta Pezzo is a point in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. It is the closest point of Calabria to Sicily and is the northernmost point of the Calabrian side of the Strait of Messina, lying on the northern channel.

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Scirocco a punta pezzo 28 novembre 2012


Overview

The coasts of this sea area are crossed by very strong currents and the topography of the beaches varies from year to year because of the very strong winter storms. It is located in the comune of Villa San Giovanni, about 13 km north of Reggio Calabria.

Punta Pezzo Lighthouse

Punta Pezzo Lighthouse consists of a 23 metre high cylindrical tower with red and white horizontal stripes, built in the 1953. The rotating optical lantern emits a red light every 15 seconds, visible for 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi). In exceptional cases, the light is yellow, and visible for 18 nautical miles (33 km).

References

Punta Pezzo Wikipedia