Palagruža

Palagruža Lighthouse
LocationPalagruža Island, Croatia
Coordinates42°23′34″N 16°15′32″E / 42.392863°N 16.258828°E / 42.392863; 16.258828
Tower
Constructed1875
Constructionstone tower
Height23 metres (75 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising at the center of 2-story keeper's house
Markingsunpainted tower, white lantern
Power sourcesolar power 
Light
Focal height110 metres (360 ft)
Rangemain: 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 17.5s.

Palagruža (pronounced [palǎɡruːʒa]; Italian: Pelagosa) is a small Croatian archipelago in the middle of the Adriatic Sea. It is uninhabited, except by lighthouse staff and occasional summer tourists. Palagruža can be reached only by a chartered motorboat, requiring a journey of several hours from nearby islands like Lastovo, Korčula, or Vis. It is administratively part of the municipality of Komiža.