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Isola dei Cavoli Light
Villasimius,
Italy
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General Information
Date Established: 1858
Date Present Tower Built: 1858
Height of Tower: 36 ft.
Height of Focal Plane: 167 ft.
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Open to Public?: Partially
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Description
The Isola dei Cavoli (Island of Cabbages) is a rocky inhabited island about 1/2 mi southeast of Capo Carbonara.
The island is a research reserve administered by the Università di Cagliari the light is located on the highest point of the island. The island is accessible only by boat, there are anyway restrictions on landing, when a research team is on the site, the tower and the building is used by the university and only two rooms in the main building are opened to the pubblic as showrooms. The Tower is used as a dormitory.
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Date posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007
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