The (island)
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Waters | Persian Gulf | |
Geographical location | 25 ° 9 '8 " N , 52 ° 52' 31" E | |
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length | 2.4 km | |
width | 1.21 km | |
surface | 3 km² | |
Highest elevation | 46 m |
The ( Arabic داس, DMG Dās ) is an island belonging to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi , 162 km northwest of Abu Dhabi City in the Persian Gulf . The island measures 300 hectares and reaches a height of 46 meters.
It is 2.5 km² in size and has been the loading port for the crude oil from the surrounding offshore fields Umm Schaif and Zakum , which has been pumped in through pipelines, since 1962 . The liquefied natural gas from these fields has been shipped to Japan since 1976 .