Red Sea

Napoleon Wrasse	Manta	Lunar Tail Grouper
Jewel Grouper	Soft Coral	Hard and Soft Corals
Crocodilefish

The Red Sea lies in the Great Rift Valley. The sea formed when the Arabian Peninsula was torn from Africa 20 million years ago. Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula juts into the Red Sea, dividing it to the north into the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aquaba. The sea’s name comes from the red-brown algae that grow on its surface during the summer

The sea lies in an extremely hot and arid part of the world and its waters are among the world’s saltiest. Although it is heavily traveled, navigation along the Red Sea is difficult because of reefs, strong winds and currents.