Elphinstone Reef
Elphinstone Reef is a standalone reef in the Egyptian Red Sea situated about 30 kilometers north from the town of Marsa Alam in Egypt. The coral community in this reef is primarily composed of soft corals such as Dendronephthya species.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Reef
- Description: reef in Egypt
- Also known as: “Sha’ab Abu Hamra” and “Shabrour Shagra”
Elphinstone Reef
- Categories: scuba diving, sports location, and landform
- Location: Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.3093° or 25° 18′ 34″ northLongitude
34.86071° or 34° 51′ 39″ eastOpen location code
7GQP8V56+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 644356549OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reefOpenStreetMap feature
sport=scuba_diving
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Elphinstone Reef” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شعاب الفينستون”
- Cebuano: “Elphinstone Reef”
- French: “récif d’Elphinstone”
- French: “Récif d’Elphinstone”
- German: “Abu Hamra”
- German: “Elphinstone-Riff”
- Swedish: “Elphinstone Reef”
- Thai: “อัลไพน์สโตนรีฟ”
- Ukrainian: “Риф Ельфінстон”
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