Rocky Island (Egypt)

Rocky Island
Native name:
جزيرة روكي
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Geography
LocationRed Sea
Coordinates23°33′50″N 36°14′43″E / 23.56389°N 36.24528°E / 23.56389; 36.24528
Total islands1
Administration
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
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Rocky Island (Arabic: جزيرة روكي) is a small off-shore island of the Red Sea, lying 60–70 kilometres (37–43 mi) from the coast, out in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.[1] This tiny uninhabited island gets some shelter from Zabargad Island (6 km [3.7 mi] to the northwest), but also gets fed from north–south currents, which attract lots of pelagic species that feed on or visit the resident marine life.[2]

Rocky Island is well known by scuba divers as one that offers among the best diving sites in the Red Sea.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.mindat.org/feature-350081.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Diving Rocky Island Red Sea Egypt Liveaboard Diving".
  3. ^ "Scuba Diving St John's, Rocky Island & Zabargad".