Mukawwa_Island

Mukawwa Island

Mukawwa Island (Arabic: جزيرة مكوع) is a small shore island of the Red Sea, at the northern entrance to Foul Bay in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.

Quick Facts Native name: جزيرة مكوع, Geography ...

It is one of a small group of islands which in Foul Bay, including Rocky Island and St. John's Island.

It is believed that it was once part of mainland Egypt and connected through Râs Banas, that however became separated through either erosion or rising sea levels[1][2]


Notes

  1. Jazīrat Mukawwa‘ sa Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-19; database download sa 2016-04-24
  2. "Jazīrat Mukawwa' / Jazirat Mukawwa', Al Baḩr al Aḩmar, Egypt, Africa". travelingluck.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-09.



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