Red Sea — an arm of the Indian Ocean, extending NW between Africa and Arabia: connected to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal. 1450 mi. (2335 km) long; 170,000 sq. mi. (440,300 sq. km); greatest depth, 7254 ft. (2211 m). * * * Narrow inland sea between… … Universalium
Red Sea — The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden. In the north are the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf … Wikipedia
Red Sea Swallow — Taxobox name = Red Sea Swallow status = DD | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Hirundinidae genus = Hirundo species = H. perdita binomial = Hirundo perdita binomial authority … Wikipedia
Rift — Chasm redirects here. For other uses, see Chasm (disambiguation). For other uses, see Rift (disambiguation). USGS image Plates in the crust of the earth, accordin … Wikipedia
Rift valley — A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. This action is manifest as crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface which is subsequently further deepened … Wikipedia
Dead Sea — For the Brian Keene book of the same name, see Dead Sea (novel). Dead Sea A view from the Israeli side looking across to Jordan Coord … Wikipedia
Great Rift Valley — The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by English explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trough, approximately convert|6000|km|mi| 2|lk=on in length, that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to… … Wikipedia
Gulf of Suez Rift — The Gulf of Suez Rift is a continental rift zone active between the Late Oligocene (ca. 28 Ma) and the end of the Miocene (ca. 5 Ma) [Khalil,S.M. and McClay,K.R.2001.Tectonic evolution of the NW Red Sea Gulf of Suez rift system. In:WILSON, R.C.L … Wikipedia
Jordan Rift Valley — The Jordan Rift Valley ( ar. الغور Al Ghor or Al Ghawr ) is an elongated depression located in modern day Israel, Jordan, the West Bank and the Golan Heights. This geographic region includes the Jordan River, Hula Valley, Lake Tiberias and the… … Wikipedia
Dead Sea Transform — The Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system, also sometimes referred to as the Dead Sea Rift, is a geologic fault which runs from the Maras Triple Junction (a junction with the East Anatolian Fault (in southeastern Turkey)) to the northern end of… … Wikipedia
