Gulf of Suez

Aerial view photographed from the Space Shuttle STS -40

The average 40 -meter-deep Gulf of Suez ( in ancient Heroopoliticus sine, Arabic خليج السويس Chalīdsch as- Suwais, DMG Ḫalīǧ as- Suways ) is a northwestern arm of the Red Sea.

From the Gulf of Aqaba it is separated by the Sinai Peninsula. With 40 million years ago, the Gulf of Suez is a geologically young rift zone and extends from Sue at the entrance of the Suez Canal in the north to the Straits of Gubal in the south for a distance of about 280 kilometers. Along the central line through the Gulf is the border between Africa and Asia.

Economy

Are large Egyptian oil fields at the edges of the Gulf. One of the oldest still-active fields is the Gemsa oil field off the coast in the southwest. It was discovered in 1869 and 1910 began the production of oil. Natural gas is now also encouraged.

• Bay (Indian Ocean)
• Bay in Asia
• Bay in Africa
• Waters in Egypt
• Red Sea