Geographic Location
Location: 225 nm south-southeast of Naples on the east coast of the
Italian island of Sicily.
Port of Catania:
- 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.
Inner Harbor Port of Catania
- 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.