Gulf of Suez
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The northern end of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the Sinai Peninsula, creating the Gulf of Suez (Arabic: خليج السويس; transliterated: Khalyj 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] It 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] The entrance of the Gulf lies atop the mature Gemsa oil and gas field. [3]
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- A large-scale map of the Gulf
- Satellite photographs of the Gulf, and of the Suez Canal
- Detailed geological information on the Gulf, and a photograph from Apollo 7ar:خليج السويس
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