Red Sea
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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.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Sea canonical | 320 |
| Red Sea basin | 2 |
| northern Red Sea | 2 |
| Erythra Thalassa (Red Sea) | 1 |
| Erythraean Sea (historical) | 1 |
| Red Sea coast | 1 |
| Red Sea diving region | 1 |
| Red Sea opening | 1 |
| Red Sea region | 1 |
| Sea of Egypt | 1 |
| The Red Sea | 1 |
| البحر الأحمر | 1 |
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 (333)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
northern Red Sea
this entity surface form:
The Red Sea