Das Island
{{Short description|Emirati island in the Persian Gulf}}
{{Other uses|Das (disambiguation)}}
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| native_name = جزيرة داس
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| location = Persian Gulf
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| country_admin_divisions = Abu Dhabi
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Das Island ( Arabic : جزيرة داس ) is an Emirati island in the Persian Gulf. It lies about {{convert|100|mi|km|-1}} north-west of the UAE mainland; Qatar is also close by. It covers approximately {{convert|0.75|mi|km}} by {{convert|1.5|mi|km}}, and was almost rectangular in shape, but was significantly expanded to the south by artificial additions for a new runway and new accommodation in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Shehzad |date=2024-09-07 |title=Das Island: Abu Dhabi, Jobs, Maps, Oil & Gas |url=https://desertbuggys.com/das-island/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=desertbuggys.com |language=en-US}}
Das Island is inhabited by about 6,000 oil and gas industry personnel on a rotational schedule. It exports crude oil and liquefied natural gas by tankers as far as Japan and Europe. Oil production began after prospecting during 1956-1960 by Abu Dhabi Marine Areas (ADMA), a joint venture between BP and Compagnie Française des Pétroles (later known as Total). Local exporting companies now all fall under the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ADNOC brand, include ADNOC Offshore (Oil), ADNOC LNG (LNG) and other companies. Das Island airport is the only airport on the island, and the runway was expanded and relocated in 2018.
Das Island is a noted breeding site for turtles and seabirds. Despite oil and gas production, turtles still feed safely in the area and Das Island has remained an important landfall for migrant animals.
History
On 22 November 1976, a Gulf Air Short SC.7 Skyvan cargo plane travelling from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen Airport experienced an engine failure. The crew abandoned the aircraft off Das Island. The two occupants were rescued while the plane sank.{{cite web|url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-short-sc7-skyvan-3-variant-200-das-island|title=Crash of a Short SC.7 Skyvan 3 Variant 200 off Das Island|publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives|access-date=3 November 2021}}
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Das Island (2004–2014)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 26.4
|Feb record high C = 29.3
|Mar record high C = 33.7
|Apr record high C = 36.9
|May record high C = 42.5
|Jun record high C = 43.6
|Jul record high C = 44.0
|Aug record high C = 44.6
|Sep record high C = 40.7
|Oct record high C = 37.6
|Nov record high C = 35.1
|Dec record high C = 28.9
|year record high C = 44.6
|Jan high C = 21.8
|Feb high C = 22.6
|Mar high C = 25.2
|Apr high C = 29.3
|May high C = 34.0
|Jun high C = 35.5
|Jul high C = 37.2
|Aug high C = 38.0
|Sep high C = 36.8
|Oct high C = 34.0
|Nov high C = 29.3
|Dec high C = 24.2
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 19.8
|Feb mean C = 20.1
|Mar mean C = 22.3
|Apr mean C = 26.1
|May mean C = 30.4
|Jun mean C = 32.2
|Jul mean C = 34.0
|Aug mean C = 34.7
|Sep mean C = 33.7
|Oct mean C = 31.2
|Nov mean C = 27.1
|Dec mean C = 22.3
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 17.9
|Feb low C = 18.1
|Mar low C = 20.0
|Apr low C = 23.5
|May low C = 27.5
|Jun low C = 29.6
|Jul low C = 31.6
|Aug low C = 32.3
|Sep low C = 31.3
|Oct low C = 28.9
|Nov low C = 25.0
|Dec low C = 20.4
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 12.0
|Feb record low C = 13.7
|Mar record low C = 15.2
|Apr record low C = 17.3
|May record low C = 22.4
|Jun record low C = 26.1
|Jul record low C = 28.9
|Aug record low C = 29.2
|Sep record low C = 27.5
|Oct record low C = 23.5
|Nov record low C = 19.6
|Dec record low C = 13.9
|year record low C = 12.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 10.7
|Feb rain mm = 2.2
|Mar rain mm = 2.2
|Apr rain mm = 2.4
|May rain mm = 0.0
|Jun rain mm = 0.0
|Jul rain mm = 0.0
|Aug rain mm = 0.0
|Sep rain mm = 0.0
|Oct rain mm = 0.0
|Nov rain mm = 2.9
|Dec rain mm = 11.2
|year rain mm =
|Jan humidity = 70
|Feb humidity = 76
|Mar humidity = 76
|Apr humidity = 72
|May humidity = 69
|Jun humidity = 72
|Jul humidity = 72
|Aug humidity = 76
|Sep humidity = 72
|Oct humidity = 67
|Nov humidity = 65
|Dec humidity = 69
|year humidity =
|source 1 = National Center of Meteorology{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191130044146/https://www.ncm.ae/en/climate-reports-yearly.html?id=115
| archive-date = 30 November 2019
| url = https://www.ncm.ae/en/climate-reports-yearly.html?id=115
| title = Climate Normals for Das Island for the period from 2004 to 2014
| publisher = National Center of Meteorology
| access-date = 30 November 2019}}
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References
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