Red Sea

E20723

sea seawater inlet

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean lying between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and extensive coral reefs.

Aliases (5)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sea → seawater inlet →
averageDepth	about 490 m →
borderedBy	Djibouti → Egypt → Eritrea → Saudi Arabia → Sudan → Yemen →
climate	arid →
connectedTo	Mediterranean Sea via Suez Canal →
continentBordered	Africa → Asia →
formedBy	divergent tectonic plate boundary →
hasArm	Gulf of Aqaba → Gulf of Suez →
hasCityOnCoast	Hurghada → Jeddah → Port Sudan → Sharm El Sheikh →
hasFeature	deep central trough → extensive reef systems → fringing coral reefs → mangrove stands → numerous coral islands → seagrass beds → shallow shelves →
hasGeologicalSetting	rift basin →
hasInflow	Indian Ocean →
hasMarineBiodiversity	many endemic fish species → numerous coral species →
hasOutflow	Bab-el-Mandeb Strait → Gulf of Aden →
isImportantFor	fishing → global shipping → oil transport → tourism →
knownFor	extensive coral reefs → rich marine biodiversity →
length	about 2250 km →
locatedBetween	Africa → Arabian Peninsula →
maximumDepth	about 3040 m →
maximumWidth	about 355 km →
partOf	Indian Ocean →
plateBoundaryBetween	African Plate → Arabian Plate →
salinity	high →
surfaceArea	about 438000 km² →
waterTemperature	relatively warm year-round →
waterType	tropical →

Referenced by (112)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aqaba → Gulf of Aqaba ("northern Red Sea") → Jeddah → Jeddah Islamic Port → King Fahd Fountain → Northern Red Sea Region → Port Sudan → Sharm El Sheikh → Southern Red Sea Region → Taba → Tihamah → Tihamah coastal plain → Western Saudi Arabia → Yanbu →	locatedOn
Djibouti → Eritrea → Israel → Makkah Province → Northern Red Sea Region → South Sinai Governorate → Southern Red Sea Region → Suez Governorate → Tihamah →	hasCoastlineOn
Arabian Desert → Arabian Peninsula → French Territory of the Afars and the Issas → Middle East → Ptolemaic Kingdom → Sahara Desert → Sinai Peninsula → Tihamah →	borderedBy
Africa → Al Madinah Province → Hejaz → Middle East and North Africa → Red Sea Governorate → Western Saudi Arabia →	bordersBodyOfWater
Arabian Sea → Gulf of Aden → Gulf of Aqaba → Gulf of Tadjoura → Mediterranean Sea → Steamer Point →	connectedTo
Makkah Province → Northeast Africa → South Sinai Governorate → Tihamah coastal plain →	borders
Saudi Arabia → Sudan → Tabuk Region →	hasCoastOn
Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport ("Red Sea coast") → Punt → Suez →	locatedNear
Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet → U.S. Fifth Fleet →	areaOfOperations
Red Sea Governorate → Yemen →	coastlineOn
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait → Suez Canal →	connects
Jazan Region → Southern Red Sea Region →	hasBodyOfWater
Gulf of Aqaba → Gulf of Suez →	locatedIn
Djibouti → Jeddah Corniche →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
RV Calypso → Roman navy →	operatedIn
Egyptian Navy → Saudi Arabian Navy →	operatesIn
Aqaba → Kingdom of Jordan →	sea
HMS Kimberley → Middle East Command →	theatre
Danakil Desert →	adjacentTo
EUNAVFOR Atalanta →	areaOfOperation
Dahab →	bodyOfWater
Isthmus of Suez →	borderedByWaterBody
Asia →	bordersSea
Suez Governorate →	bordersWaterbody
Tihamah coastal plain →	boundedBy
Egypt →	coastOn
Flag of Eritrea →	colorMeaningBlue
Indian Ocean trade network →	connectedRegion
Indian Ocean →	containsSea
Djibouti City →	drainageBasin
Yemeni Highlands →	drainsTo
Sahel →	extendsTo
Arabian Sea ("Erythraean Sea (historical)") →	hasAlternativeName
Parting of the Sea of Reeds →	hasLocationTraditionallyIdentifiedAs
Northeast Africa →	hasMajorSeaCoast
Arabian Plate →	hasOceanicCrustAlong
Arab world →	hasSea
Horn of Africa →	hasSeaLittoral
Western Indo-Pacific →	includes
African Plate →	includesRegion
Gulf of Suez →	isNorthernExtensionOf
Isthmus of Suez →	linksSea
Red Sea Governorate →	locatedOnCoastOf
Suez Governorate →	locatedOnWaterbody
Ottoman Empire →	navalPower
Sharm El Sheikh →	nearestMajorSea
Don Gummer ("The Red Sea") →	notableWork
Gulf of Suez →	partOf
Suez →	seaAccess
Sinai Peninsula →	seaAdjacentTo
Debal →	seaRouteConnections
Gulf of Suez →	southernConnection
Jordan–Israel border →	terminusSouth
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ("Red Sea region") →	theaterOfOperations
Thatta →	tradeConnections
Aksumite Empire →	tradeRoute
Suez Canal →	waterSource