Red Sea

:(Red Sea is also the name of a state in Sudan)

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The Red Sea (Arabic البحر الأحمر Baḥr al-Aḥmar, al-Baḥru l-’Aḥmar; Hebrew ים סוף Yam Suf; Tigrigna ቀይሕ ባሕሪ QeyH baHri) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden. In the north is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal). The sea is roughly 1900 km long and at its widest is over 300 km. The sea floor has a maximum depth of 2,500 m in the central median trench and an average depth of 500 m, but it also has extensive shallow shelves, noted for their marine life and corals. The sea has a surface area of roughly 438,000 or 450,000 km?. The sea is the habitat of over 1000 invertebrate species and 200 soft and hard corals. The sea occupies a part of the Great Rift Valley.

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Red Sea: :(Red Sea is also the name of a state in Sudan)...

Sudan: :For the region of the same name, see Sudan (region); for the orange-red dye see Sudan I....

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Clown Fish Red Sea	Under the Red Sea	The Red Sea and Arabia Gulf to the Supposed Malay Peninsula	Crossing the Red Sea
Stonefish on Jackson Reef in Red Sea Tiran Island Egypt	Stonefish on Jackson Reef in Red Sea Tiran Island Egypt	The Crossing of the Red Sea	Huge Biodiversity in Living Coral Reef Red Sea Egypt
Moses Divides the Waters of the Red Sea	The Drowning of the Egyptians After the Crossing of the Red Sea Mid 17th Century	Meteor Over Sinai is Interpreted by Arabs as a Portent of Grave Events in the Red Sea Area	The Red Rose at Sea