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OAS seaname Detail for Gulf of Suez
| seanames_id: | 24 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Gulf of Suez |
| Sea code: | 35 |
| Definition: | The Gulf of Suez is situated northwestward and adjacent to the Red Sea, bounded by the coasts of Africa and Sinai Peninsula (Egypt). Its southern limit with the Red Sea (in the Strait of Gûbal) is the following: A line joining Cape Muhammad (27 Degrees 43 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 34 Degrees 15 Minutes E), the southern extremity of the Sinai Peninsula, southwestward to the southern point of Shaker Island (27 Degrees 27 Minutes N - 34 Degrees 02 Minutes 10 Seconds E); and thence from the southern point of Shaker Island westward, along the parallel of 27 Degrees 27 Minutes N, to the coast of Africa, in Egypt. |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |