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Characteristics of Port Said West Approach Channel from Hm 94.90 to Hm 21.50:

Depth of water 16.50 m
Hm Width
Navigational Channel
(width measured at 16.50 m. 80.00 190 m
depth) 21.50 150 m

Hm Distance
Distance between buoys at 80.00 520 m

21.50 208 m

(2) Main Channel:

2.1 - Double Channel up to Km 17.00:
2.1.1 West Channel

- Port Said Branch from buoys at Hm 21.50 to Km 17.000.
2.1.2 East Channel

- From buoys at Hm 0.00 E to Km 15.450 E.
2.2 - Single Channel from Km 17.000 to (Km 51.660West / Km 51.647 East).
2.3 - Double Channel from (Km 51.660 West / Km 51.647 East) to Km 122.100:

2.3.1 West Channel
- from Km 51.660 to Km 122.100.

2.3.2 East Channel
- from Km 51.647 E to Km 99.302 E (Km 101.942).
- from Km 101.942 to Km 122.100.

2.4 - Single Channel from Km 122.100 to Km 162.250.
(3) South Approach Channel:

a) From Port Tewfik at Km 162.250 (Hm 0.00) to outer pair of buoys at Hm 80.50.
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b) Conry Rock-mark at Lat.: 29 48'.11 N & Long: 32 34'.22 E.
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c) New Port Rock (Zenobia) framework at: Lat : 29 53'.11 N
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Long : 32 33'.08 E.
d) Buoyage of Port of Suez:
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Position of Green Island Light at : Lat : 29 54'.59 N
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Long : 32 31'.80 E.
Characteristics of South Approach from Hm 0.00 (Km 162.250) to Hm 80.50:
Depth of water: 23.50 m.

Navigational Channel (width measured at 23.50 m depth) is 265 m.
Distance between buoys (at 11.00 m depth) is 340.00 m.
Side slopes: 3/1.

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