Red Sea
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Area
438K km²
Coordinates
20.0000, 38.0000
Category
oceans
Overview
Narrow sea separating Africa from the Arabian Peninsula - world's hottest sea.
About
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To the north of the Red Sea lies the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez, which leads to the Suez Canal. It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the Great Rift Valley.
More about Red Sea
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