The Largest saltwater reservoir, the Northern Red Sea, hides various gems
The Northern Red Sea (NRS) is located between the western border of the Asian continent and the eastern border of the African continent. Various natural hidden gems in Northern Red Sea made it one of the Seven Underwater Wonders* on the earth.
It is also known as the underwater “Garden of Eden” because the Northern Red Sea is home to some of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world.
Also, NRS has many valuable biological and botanical features as hidden gems that attract water-friendly people worldwide.
This sea, which is 1900 km long and 100 to 300 km wide, is over 438,000 square kilometers. Its maximum depth is 3,000 meters, and its average is about 500 meters.
The Northern Red Sea is also one of the largest saltwater reservoirs in the world. Because 3.6% to 4.1% salt dissolves in the water here.
However, the Red Sea is not only famous worldwide for its vast salt mines because the world’s most valuable coral is found in the waters here.
These reefs contain some of the most diverse marine life in the world. The Northern Red Sea is home to hundreds more aquatic species, including 400 types of coral reefs on its surface and more than 1,000 fish species.
Also, the Northern Red Sea has the largest sandy beach in the world.
However, the Red Sea is not a Red color. But sometimes, when a plant called Trichodesmium erythrium blooms on the water’s surfacer, its surface becomes light red-brown. Hence, it is called the Red Sea.
So, the Northern Red Sea is a natural gift for human society. Our primary responsibility is to protect hidden gems in the Northern Red Sea for future generations at its original stage.
*The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World was announced by CEDAM International (Conservation, Education, Diving, Awareness, and Marine Research), a non-profit organization of divers. This organization is dedicated to marine research and conservation. CEDAM began the Seven Underwater Wonders investigation program in 1989.
It is said that the primary goal of creating a list of underwater wonder locations is to protect them before they are lost forever.
