FACTS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE RED SEA
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Facts you didn’t know about the Red Sea
1. Marine Biodiversity
- The Red Sea is home to more than 1,200 species of fish, including sharks, rays, turtles and clownfish.
- It is home to more than 300 species of corals and up to 2,100 species of fish, of which approximately 10% are endemic.
- It is home to a wide variety of animals, from microscopic plankton to whale sharks.
- Species that inhabit the Red Sea include spinner dolphins, dugongs, manta rays and sharks.
- Some notable fish include the Arabian angelfish, masked butterflyfish and the Red Sea bannerfish, along with rare species such as the humphead wrasse.
- The Red Sea is home to several species of sharks, including hammerheads, tiger sharks and whitetip sharks.
2. Curiosities about the Name
- Although it is called the Red Sea, its waters are not red.
- One theory suggests that the name comes from a cyanobacterial algae called Trichodesmium erythraeum, which during certain periods produces a reddish colouration on the surface.
3. Jaques Cousteau and the Underwater City
- In 1963, explorer Jacques Cousteau built an underwater city called Conshelf II, consisting of two laboratories at different depths.
- In it, 10 oceananauts lived for a month.
4. Diving records
- Ahmed Gabr, from Egypt, set the record for the deepest dive with a depth of 332.35 meters.
- Saddam al-Kilany achieved the record for the longest dive by spending 14 hours underwater.
5. Apnea Records
- William Trubridge descended 124 meters and held his breath for 4 minutes and 34 seconds.
- Alexey Molchanov reached 131 meters in 2021.
- Alessia Zecchini set the women’s record at 123 meters in 2023.
For all this and much more, we are very excited about our Egypt Trip.
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Facts you didn’t know about the Red Sea 1. Marine Biodiversity 2. Curiosities about the Name 3. Jaques Cousteau and the Underwater City 4. Diving records 5. Apnea Records For all this and much more, we are very excited about our Egypt Trip. Travel & Dive News
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