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The Egyptian Red Sea is a one
true divine place. The water is warm, very clear, there are
thousands of fish in thousands of colors, is God painting on a
holiday! You will forget to breath in front of the Red Sea`s
corals` and fish beauty! The sea` s name doesn`t indicate the
color of the sea that is not red. The name may come from the
seasonal explosions of the Trichodesmium erythraeum, which is a
cyan-bacteria with a red color, explosions that take place near
to the sea`s surface. There is another theory according to which
the ‘red’ name it refers to the South direction; this theory has
as its basis the fact that some Asian languages used the colors
to refer to the cardinal directions. Another source can be the
mountains rich in minerals of red color situated nearby and
which have the name of harei edom. And, finally, another
hypothesis is determined by the name of the himarits, a local
tribe whose name itself means ‘red’. The temperature at the
water` s surface remains almost constant, at about 21-25 C, and
the visibility remains good till a depth of 200 meters, but the
sea is known for its strong winds and its local streams that can
be delusive. The sea has a salinity bigger than the planetary
average which makes from any beginner a good diver. The Egyptian
Red Sea is known for its diving places. It was ‘discovered’ as a
destination for diving by Hans Hass in the ‘50s and later by
Jacques -Yves Cousteau. One of the most beautiful places for
diving is the Abu Kifan reef, due to its corals and its marine
species. Even if the place is also visited by the reef sharks,
it offers an unforgettable view. |
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