Gulf of Suez
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Photo, facing north, of the Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez(west, left in photo), Gulf of Aqaba(east, right in photo) from Space Shuttle STS-40. Click for broader view.
The northern end of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the Sinai Peninsula, creating the Gulf of Suez (Arabic: Khalij as Suways) in the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. The Gulf of Suez is a relatively young rift basin, dating back 40 million years. [1] (http://geoinfo.amu.edu.pl/wpk/geos/GEO_2/GEO_PLATE_T-37.HTML) It which stretches some 175 miles north by northeast, terminating at the Egyptian city of Suez and the entrance to the Suez Canal. Along the mid-line of the Gulf lies the border between the continents of Africa and Asia. [2] (http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/public/images/Egypt.shtml) The entrance of the Gulf lies atop the mature Gemsa oil and gas field. [3] (http://geology.cr.usgs.gov/energy/WorldEnergy/OF99-50A/province.html)
External links
- A large-scale map of the Gulf (http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/public/images/Egypt.shtml)
- Satellite photographs of the Gulf, and of the Suez Canal (http://egypt.africa-atlas.com/images.htm)
- Detailed geological information on the Gulf, and a photograph from Apollo 7 (http://geoinfo.amu.edu.pl/wpk/geos/GEO_2/GEO_PLATE_T-37.HTML)da:Suezbugten