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Red Sea
- 29 Nov 2024
- 1 min read
Seventeen foreign tourists are missing after a yacht capsized in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, amid warnings of turbulent sea conditions.
- The Red Sea is a major hub for international tourism, known for its diving spots and vibrant marine life.
- Red Sea: It is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia.
- An inlet is a narrow strip of water that goes from a sea or lake into the land or between islands
- Bordering Countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti.
- Red Sea, connected to the Indian Ocean in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden.
- The northern Red Sea features the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez, which leads to the Suez Canal.
- It occupies a part of the Great Rift Valley (Afro-Arabian Rift Valley).
