Capo Milazzo Lighthouse
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Location | Capo di Milazzo Milazzo Sicily Italy |
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Coordinates | 38°16′13.7″N 15°13′51.4″E / 38.270472°N 15.230944°ECoordinates: 38°16′13.7″N 15°13′51.4″E / 38.270472°N 15.230944°E |
Year first constructed | 1853 (first) |
Year first lit | 1891 (current) |
Construction | concrete tower |
Tower shape | massive cylindrical tower with four buttresses and lantern |
Markings / pattern | white tower, grey metallic lantern dome |
Height | 34 metres (112 ft) |
Focal height | 90 metres (300 ft) |
Current lens | type OF |
Light source | mains power |
Intensity | 1,000 w |
Range | main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | L Fl W 6s. |
Admiralty number | E2042 |
NGA number | 9796 |
ARLHS number | ITA-026 |
Italy number | 3268 E.F. |
Managing agent |
Marina Militare |
Marina Militare
Capo di Milazzo is a thin peninsula on the north eastern part of the island of Sicily which extends into the Tyrrhenian Sea towards the Lipari Islands. The town of Milazzo is located on the centre of the peninsula.