Elphinstone Reef

Reef/Wall

Egypt · Marsa Alam, Red Sea

Profundidad: 5–60 mNivel: AdvancedApril-November

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An isolated, spindle-shaped reef some 600 m long, with plateaux to the north and south and walls that fall sheer. The coral community is dominated by soft corals of the genus Dendronephthya. It is one of the most reliable places in the Red Sea for the oceanic whitetip shark, which patrols the shallow part of the reef.

Depth

5–60 m

Recommended level

Advanced

Average visibility

30 m

Water temperature

26 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Boat

Best time

April-November

Recommended certification

Drift Diver

Approx. price

70 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time: April-November
Approx. price: 70 USD / dive

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Did you know

El arrecife fue cartografiado hacia 1830 por Robert Moresby durante el levantamiento británico del mar Rojo, y lleva el nombre de John Elphinstone, 12.º Lord Elphinstone. Su nombre árabe es Sha'ab Abu Hamra. Hay un memorial dedicado a buceadores fallecidos en el sitio, recordatorio de que la corriente aquí no se negocia.

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Elphinstone Reef); Blue Planet Liveaboards

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52 species documented in Elphinstone Reef

Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Tiburón gris de arrecife

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Critically Endangered

Tiburón oceánico de puntas blancas

Carcharhinus longimanus

Tiburón zorro

Alopias vulpinus

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

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Ecosystem

ArrecifePared

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