{"id":4547,"date":"2023-03-31T04:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T03:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deepworldsea.com\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2023-03-31T04:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T03:01:51","slug":"what-boundary-is-the-red-sea-located","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deepworldsea.com\/what-boundary-is-the-red-sea-located\/","title":{"rendered":"What boundary is the red sea located?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Red Sea is located in North-East Africa and is bordered by Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. The sea has a surface area of approximately 438,000 square miles and is one of the world’s most saline bodies of water, with a salinity of around 35%. The Red Sea is home to over 1,200 species of fish, 22 of which are found nowhere else in the world. The sea is also home to the world’s largest mangrove forest, which is found in Sudan.<\/p>\n

The Red Sea is bounded by Sudan to the south, Egypt to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east.<\/p>\n

Is the Red Sea part of a divergent plate boundary? <\/h2>\n

The Arabian Plate is rifting away from the African plate along an active divergent ridge system, to form the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Arabian Plate is also bounded on the east by the Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt.<\/p>\n

The Red Sea Rift is a divergent boundary between the Arabian and African Plates. The boundary is about 3,000 km long and is spreading at a rate of about 2 cm per year. The Red Sea Rift is the site of the world’s deepest known submarine canyon, the Iyun Canyon.<\/p>\n

Is Red Sea convergent or divergent <\/h3>\n