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Finger like Elphinstone
reef extends some 300m in length and is one of the best dive sites
in the south of Egypt. Its spectacular walls
plunge vertically on both sites to more than 100m and are covered in beautiful
soft corals. Fish life includes milions of anthias, Napoleonfish, large tuna
and schools of jacks and snappers. Shelving plateaus booked the
reef. The south plateau features a garden of soft corals, gorgonians and
long curvy sea whips bewteen 20 and 40m. Also keep an eye out
for the tresher shark.
There is an archway between 50 and 60m. The
ocasional oceanic whitetip shark can visit this site. Draped in colorful
soft corals the north plateau drops in stages from 8, 25 to 40m and more.
Be aware that the current
is often very strong, especially at the point. When conditions are right
whitetip- and grey reef sharks visit the site. If you are lucky hammerheads
might cruise through...........
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