The red sea is located between Asia and Africa. When you
look at the list of seas that exist on the planet, the red sea is the only sea
that exists in the southern-most region in relation to other seas.
Why called red sea?
The name red sea has been a translation that is related to
its location. But, interestingly, the name red was originally used to refer to
direction, as was the practice in ancient times in that area, to use colors in
referring to directions. Thus, red is south and one of the famous kings had
been quoted freely replacing red for south, while black was used to refer to
the north.
Facts and figures
It is estimated that the red sea covers up to 438 000 square
kilometers of area and has a length of about 2250 kilometers. This is even much
longer and bigger in area than many European countries. On average, this sea
has a depth of 490 meters. But many have argued that it has to be much higher
than that because the deepest part of this sea has a depth of 2.2 kilometers.
Additionally, the measurements that have been taken along the width of this sea
have varied figures. This data shows that the widest part of this sea has a
width which goes up to 355 kilometers.
The red sea has also been noted for its having many shallow
areas that support many species of aquatic animals or aquatic life in its
variety. Thus, it has been estimated that, apart from the rich corals supported
along the rich areas of this sea, there are over a thousand species of aquatic
animals living in it. Besides these facts, the red sea is associated with the
rich biblical history with the Israelites. This is the only sea where the
miracle of parting a sea in two was performed and has never been repeated
anywhere after that.
Source: Yes I Know That
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