![]() The earliest known exploration of the Red Sea was conducted by ancient Egyptians, as they attempted to establish commercial routes to Punt. History Ancient era Ancient Egyptian expedition to the Land of Punt on the Red Sea coast during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut The direct rendition of the Greek Erythra thalassa in Latin as Mare Erythraeum refers to the north-western part of the Indian Ocean, and also to a region on Mars. The Red Sea is one of four seas named in English after common color terms – the others being the Black Sea, the White Sea and the Yellow Sea. In that version, the Yam Suph ( Hebrew: ים סוף, lit.'Sea of Reeds') is translated as Erythra Thalassa (Red Sea). The association of the Red Sea with the biblical account of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea is ancient, and was made explicit in the Septuagint translation of the Book of Exodus from Hebrew to Koine Greek in approximately the third century B.C. Some ancient geographers called the Red Sea the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia. Historically, it was also known to western geographers as Mare Mecca (Sea of Mecca), and Sinus Arabicus (Gulf of Arabia). The name in Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ `ⲛϩⲁϩ Phiom Enhah ("Sea of Hah") is connected to Ancient Egyptian root ḥ-ḥ which refers to water and sea (for example the names of the Ogdoad gods Heh and Hauhet). The name in Hebrew Yam Suph ( Hebrew: ים סוף, lit.'Sea of Reeds') is of biblical origin. Herodotus on one occasion uses Red Sea and Southern Sea interchangeably. The basis of this theory is that some Asiatic languages used color words to refer to the cardinal directions. A theory favored by some modern scholars is that the name red is referring to the direction south, just as the Black Sea's name may refer to north. The name of the sea may signify the seasonal blooms of the red-coloured Trichodesmium erythraeum near the water's surface. Other designations include the Arabic: البحر الأحمر, romanized: Al-Baḥr Al-Aḥmar (alternatively بحر القلزم Baḥr Al-Qulzum, literally "the Sea of Clysma"), the Coptic ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ̀ⲛϣⲁⲣⲓ Phiom ̀nšari, Syriac ܝܡܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ Yammāʾ summāqā, Somali Badda cas and Tigrinya Qeyyiḥ bāḥrī (ቀይሕ ባሕሪ). As well as Mare Rubrum in Latin (alternatively Sinus Arabicus, literally "Arabian Gulf"), the Romans called it Pontus Herculis (Sea of Hercules). The sea itself was once referred to as the Erythraean Sea by Europeans. Red Sea is a direct translation of the Ancient Greek Erythra Thalassa ( Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα). Names Tihama on the Red Sea near Khaukha, Yemen Note: Hala'ib Triangle disputed between Sudan and Egypt and calculated for both. The Southern limits of the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Red Sea as follows: The Red Sea is the world's northernmost tropical sea, and has been designated a Global 200 ecoregion. More than 1,000 invertebrate species and 200 types of soft and hard coral live in the sea. The extensive shallow shelves are noted for their marine life and corals. Īpproximately 40% of the Red Sea is quite shallow (less than 100 m (330 ft) deep), and about 25% is less than 50 m (164 ft) deep. It has an average depth of 490 m (1,610 ft), and in the central Suakin Trough it reaches its maximum depth of 3,040 m (9,970 ft). It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the Great Rift Valley. ![]() To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal). Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. ![]() The Red Sea ( Arabic: البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, romanized: Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum Hebrew: יַם-סוּף, romanized: yam sūf or Hebrew: הַיָּם הָאָדְוֹם, romanized: hayyām hāʾāḏōm Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ Phiom Enhah or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ Phiom ǹšari Tigrinya: ቀይሕ ባሕሪ Qeyih Bahri Somali: Badda Cas □□□□□ □□□) is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. This video over the south-eastern Mediterranean Sea and down the coastline of the Red Sea was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. This article contains special characters. ![]()
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