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Elphinstone Reef

Coastal and Reef Features

Elphinstone Reef is a standalone reef in the Egyptian Red Sea, situated about 30 kilometers north of the town of Marsa Alam. Its coral community is composed primarily of soft corals of the genus Dendronephthya. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Oceanography via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Elphinstone Reef
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Egypt, found in there.
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Elphinstone Reef (Wikipedia)
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Elphinstone Reef (also known as Sha'ab Abu Hamra) is a standalone reef in the Egyptian Red Sea situated about 30 kilometers north from the town of Marsa Alam in Egypt.
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Wikidata: Elphinstone Reef
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