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Suez, Gulf of
An arm of the Red Sea off northeast Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula.
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Suez,Gulf of
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Suez, Gulf of — Northwestern extension of the Red Sea. It is located between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula and is roughly 195 mi (314 km) long and 12–20 mi (19–32 km) wide. Linked to the Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal, it is an important shipping route. In … Universalium
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