LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SIDON TERMINAL

A. Location

Sidon Terminal is an open, unsheltered roadstead. The radio beacon tower of the Terminal is located at Lat. 33°-30'-04" N and Long. 35°-20'-31" E and is situated on shore immediatly north of the Zahrani River, about 5 miles south of the city of Sidon (Saida), Lebanon. It is approximately 35 miles south of Beirut, and 17 miles north of Tyre.

B. Description

The Terminal's Tank Farm consists of 23 storage tanks and is situated east of the Terminal at 360 feet (average) above sea level. The Marine and Administrative offices, a Laboratory for testing stocks, three large and three small storage tanks are all located within an area just above sea level. An "L" shaped pier for harboring Company's marine craft extends approximately 1,000 feet from shore near the southern end of the berthing area. South of the teminal is located the Mediterranean Refining Company. (See Landmarks p. 5).