Red Sea

geographical name

sea about 1200 miles (1930 kilometers) long between Arabia and northeastern Africa and bordered by Yemen and Saudi Arabia on the east, by Jordan and Israel on the Gulf of Aqaba, by Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea on the west, and by Djibouti on the western side of its opening onto the Gulf of Aden

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“Red Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Red%20Sea. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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