Daedalus Reef
Daedalus Reef is an isolated oceanic coral reef in the Egyptian Red Sea, located approximately 90 kilometres east of Marsa Alam and about 100 kilometres south-east of Hurghada, at coordinates 24°55′24″N 35°51′30″E.- Type: Reef
- Description: reef in Egypt
- Also known as: “Abdul Khisan”, “Abu el Kizan”, “Abu el Kizân”, “Abu el Kîzân”, “Daedalus Shoal”, “Deadalus Reef”, “Didalas Reef”, “Jairat Didalas”, “Jaīrat Dīdalās”, “ابو كيزان”, “جزيرة أبو الكيزان”, “ريف ديدالوس”, and “شعاب ديدالوس”
Daedalus Reef
- Categories: scuba diving, sports location, and landform
- Location: Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.93483° or 24° 56′ 5″ north
Longitude
35.86815° or 35° 52′ 5″ east
Open location code
7GPQWVM9+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reef
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=scuba_diving
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Daedalus Reef” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جيرة ديدلاس”
- Arabic: “شعب ديدالوس”
- Arabic: “شُعّب ديدالوس”
- Cebuano: “Daedalus Reef”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ديدالوس رييف”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فنار جزيرة ابو الكيزان”
- French: “Daedalus Reef”
- German: “Daedalus Riff”
- German: “Daedalus-Riff”
- Greek: “Νήσος Δαίδαλος”
- Spanish: “Arrecife Daedalus”
- Swahili: “Mwamba wa Daedalus”
- Swedish: “Daedalus Reef”
- Ukrainian: “Риф Дедала”
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Highlights: Daedalus Reef and Daedalus Reef South Plateau.
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