Latitude: 38° 16.2' N - Longitude: 15° 13.9' E. These are the geographical coordinates of the Capo Milazzo lighthouse. Each lighthouse is distinguished from the others by the frequency of the flashes it emits. The phases that characterise ours are: 2 sec. of light and 4 sec. of eclipse, i.e. of darkness. On nautical charts it is identified with the following characteristics: 'Lam. L 6 sec 90m 16M', i.e. lightning with a period of 6 seconds, with a nominal range (maximum sighting distance) of 16 miles and a height of light above sea level of 90 metres. It has a fixed optic, with a 1000W white lamp.
