The Gulf of Aqaba is a deep and narrow basin in the northeast of the Red Sea .
This semi enclosed gulf is about 180 km long and 14 km wide and reaches a depth of up to 1800 m.
In the south it is connected to the Red Sea by the narrow (≈2 km width) Strait of Tiran.
The Gulf of Aqaba is part of the complex East African Rift System, and its head touches the Egyptian, Israeli, Jordanian, and Saudi Arabian boundaries.
کون سا قابل ذکر معدنی وافر سمندر ہے جو اتنا گھنا اور نمکین ہے کہ زندگی کی کسی شکل کو برقرار نہیں رکھ سکتا؟ یہ سطح سمندر کے نیچے زمین پر موجود پانی کے کسی بھی جسم سے کہیں زیادہ ہے۔
Some scholars understand the name to be derived from a system of color symbolism representing the cardinal directions, with black or dark for north, red for south, white for west, and green or light blue for east. Hence "Black Sea" meant "Northern Sea".
Area: 436,402 km²
Elevation: 0 cm
Mean depth: 1,253 m
Islands: Zmiinyi Island, Sveti Ivan, St. Cyricus Island, MORE
The Port of Lisbon is the third-largest port in Portugal, mainly on the north sides of the Tagus's large natural harbour that opens west, through a short strait, onto the Atlantic Ocean. Each part lies against central parts of the Portuguese capital Lisbon.
