Royal Evolution Red SeaWhy Red Sea
The Red Sea is unique in several aspects: among them is its uniform temperature distribution at the surface and at different depths. At the surface the temperature range is 26.2-30.5 degrees Celsius; at a depth of 150 m., the range is still 23.9-25.9 degrees. Moreover, its high degree of transparency reaches up to 45 m. These characteristics have made the Red Sea an ideal place for snorkelers, divers and photographers; it is comfortably warm, one could float nicely and the visibility is better than in most other destination.
Numerous embayment and gulfs. It has two prominent features; coastal lagoons, locally called marsas, and reefs, called shia'ab in Arabic. The marsas may be protected embayments of the sea, or may be cut into the coastal plain, well beyond the general coastline. In marsas, despite the heavy fresh water influx during the short rainy season, corals grow and build coral knobs (tens of centimeters to meters in size) and the patch reefs (metres to tens of metres in size). As for the reefs, they are distinguished according to their shapes and positioning. There are the fringing reefs, which are immediately at the coast. They line the entire Red Sea coast, with the exception of the marsas and the Tokar Delta in the south. The fringing reefs are usually 1000 m wide and could extend up to 3000 m. Then there are the barrier reefs, which are generally separated from the coast and the fringing reefs by a ship channel. The barriers range from narrow discontinuous reef walls, only several tens to a few hundred metres wide, to platforms of up to 14 km in width.
Finally, there are the atolls, which are reef platforms located furthest offshore, several hundreds of metres to a few kilometers in width and surrounded by waters. All these types of reef provide shelter to a diversity of marine life. They also offer protected areas for snorkellers and shallow-water divers.
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One of the most magnificent features of the Red Sea, are its beautiful coral reefs. Corals, or more precisely, their skeletons, are the main components of which reefs are built. Coral is an animal, individually called a polyp, which is generally one to a few millimeters in diameter. It looks like a bag with six arms (or multiples of six); for its protection and support, it forms a skeleton of a kind of limestone. These individual skeletons, or corailites, as they are called, are cub or tube shaped. Usually, they live in coral colonies, which may be centimetres to several metres in size.
Different kind of corals occur in different areas of the reef; factors such as waves and light determine the nature of the coral, whether of delicate or solid structure. Thus, the distribution of corals reflects their respective adaptation to the prevailing environmental conditions in various parts of the reef. Aside from corals, other elements are also instrumental in the structure of reefs: for example, worms and calcareous red algae, a form of marine plants.
Surrounding the reefs and complimenting them in creating a breath-taking sight, is the wide spectrum of marine life. The Red Sea is famous for its plants and animals, many of which are related to those of the Indian Ocean, but some of which are exclusively found in the Red Sea. Among the common fish in the Red Sea are the Tarpon, Giant Herring, Salmon Herring or Milkfish, Soldier Fish, Goggle Eye and Rock Cod. There are also more than 250 species of sharks, among them such veracious predators as the Tiger Shark and Hammerhead Shark. It should be noted, however, that unless irritated or attracted by blood, sharks are peaceful animals and, generally speaking, shark attacks along the Red Sea coast are very rare. In addition, several species of whales also find home in the Red Sea, namely the Blue Whale, a 15 m-long giant which feeds on plankton, and the Whale Shark, which poses no threat to humans, but scares off sharks. The Whale Shark, 8 to 1 Om in length, is a jolly, planktoneating whale that befriends fishermen.
It has to be noted that the Red Sea contains the largest collection of sea life consisting of Hard & Soft corals, Marine life & lot of Ship wrecks.
All these characteristics and many others make the Red Sea an attractive location for vacations and relaxation & considered as one of the most beautiful centers of attraction for sea & underwater lovers all over the world. This is especially true for those who love the sea and of enjoy its offerings. Fans of scuba diving, snorkelling, yachting and various water or sports will find all the necessary conditions on the Red Sea to pursue these activities to their ultimate satisfaction .
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