Cape Palinuro
A view of Capo Palinuro with the lighthouse on the top
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| Location | Capo Palinuro Palinuro Campania Italy |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′28.5″N 15°16′26.7″E / 40.024583°N 15.274083°E |
| Year first constructed | 1870 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper’s house |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Focal height | 206 metres (676 ft) |
| Current lens | type OR 500 focal length 250 mm |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | main: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s. |
| Admiralty number | E1470 |
| NGA number | 9652 |
| ARLHS number | ITA-089 |
| Italy number | 2668 E.F. |
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Coordinates: 40°01′35″N 15°16′30″E / 40.02639°N 15.27500°E
Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni
Cape Palinuro (Italian : Capo Palinuro) is located in southwestern Italy, approximately 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Salerno, in southern part of Cilento region. It is supposedly named after Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas' ship in Virgil's Aeneid.
Northern side of the cape is the location of Palinuro, a touristic hamlet of Centola. Southern side faces in the Gulf of Policastro, and is far 6 km from Marina di Camerota.
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