Geographic Location

Location: 225 nm south-southeast of Naples on the east coast of the

Italian island of Sicily.

• Northwest corner of the Gulf of Catania about 55 nm south southwest of the Strait of Messina.
• Mt Etna, an active volcano, is about 16 nm to the northnorthwest of the port.

• Large and capable of accommodating ships with maximum drafts of about 30 ft (9.1 m).
• Facilities are situated within an artificial harbor formed by a long breakwater, Molo di Levante and a mole, Molo di Mezzogiorno.
• Mt Etna dominates the landscape.
• Other prominent landmarks include:
  • Many domes on buildings in the city of Catania.
  • A red brick chimney over 300 feet high that is surmounted by four red aircraft warning lights and located about 400 yds north-northwest of the origin of Molo di Mezzogiorno.
  • Several grain elevator towers are east of the chimney.