The (island)

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The
Waters Persian Gulf
Geographical location 25 ° 9 '8 "  N , 52 ° 52' 31"  E Coordinates: 25 ° 9 '8 "  N , 52 ° 52' 31"  E
The (island) (United Arab Emirates)
The (island)
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 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ PNAS Islands Database
  2. Map sheet 1: 500,000