Facts and Figures
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- Length: ~2,250 km (1,398.1 mi) - 79% of the eastern Red Sea with numerous coastal inlets
- Maximum Width: ~ 306–355 km (190–220 mi)– Massawa (Eritrea)
- Minimum Width: ~ 26–29 km (16–18 mi)- Bab el Mandeb Strait (Yemen)
- Average Width: ~ 280 km (174.0 mi)
- Average Depth: ~ 490 m (1,607.6 ft)
- Maximum Depth: ~2,211 m (7,253.9 ft)
- Surface Area: 438-450 x 10² km² (16,900–17,400 sq mi)
- Volume: 215–251 x 10³ km³ (51,600–60,200 cu mi)
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- Approximately 40% of the Red Sea is quite shallow (under 100 m/330 ft), and about 25% is under 50 m (164 ft) deep.
- About 15% of the Red Sea is over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) depth that forms the deep axial trough.
- Shelf breaks are marked by coral reefs
- Continental slope has an irregular profile (series of steps down to ~500 m/1,640 ft)
- Centre of Red Sea has a narrow trough (~ 1,000 m/3,281 ft; some deeps may exceed 2,500 m/8,202 ft)
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