St. John's is a egyptian Reef group in Red sea with about a dozen reefs south of the cape 1 Raʾs Banās, Arabic:رأس بناس, Which is also named because of its shape Raʾs el-Anf, Arabic:رأس الأنف, „the nose cap“Is known. There are numerous on these reefs Diving opportunities.
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Map of the St. John's reefs
getting there
The journey can only be made by ship. This is on day trips from 1 Ḥamāṭa from or on diving safaris possible.
Reefs
- 2 Abu Basala(23 ° 23 '8 "N.35 ° 48 '26 "E.)
- 3 Dangerous Reef (Schaʿb Dangerous, The Nursery, St. John's South, Shark Point) (23 ° 20 ′ 23 ″ N.35 ° 51 '18 "E)
- Gota Shiwayya
- 4 Gota Kebir (Great Reef, Big Gota, Gota Wasta) (23 ° 24 ′ 39 ″ N.35 ° 55 '52 "E)
- 5 Gota Sugheir (Little Reef, Small Gota) (23 ° 25 '43 "N.35 ° 54 '13 "E)
- 6 Gota Hamera (Umm Hamera, Eden Reef) (23 ° 24 '38 "N.35 ° 42 ′ 6 ″ E)
- 7 Habili Ali (Big Habili, Habili Kabir, Habili Wasta) (23 ° 25 ′ 1 ″ N.35 ° 59 ′ 10 ″ E)
- 8 Habili Gaffar (Habili Jaffa, Habili Jaffar, Habili St. John's Woods, Small Habili, Habili Umm Arouk) (23 ° 25 '38 "N.35 ° 52 '36 "E)
- 9 Habili Omran(23 ° 30 '8 "N.35 ° 49 ′ 18 ″ E)
- 10 Sheb Kentkana(23 ° 30 '59 "N.35 ° 48 ′ 51 ″ E)
- 11 St. John's Cave(23 ° 38 ′ 9 ″ N.35 ° 49 ′ 31 ″ E)
- 12 St. John's Woods(23 ° 25 ′ 35 ″ N.35 ° 52 '34 "E.)
- 13 Umm Aruq (Umm Arouk) (23 ° 25 '49 "N.35 ° 51 '53 "E)
- 14 ʿUrabi (Orabi, Paradise) (23 ° 37 '25 "N.35 ° 49 ′ 18 ″ E)
activities
Kitchen and accommodation
Accommodation and meals are provided on the day trip and safari boats.
literature
- : Diver’s Atlas Southern Red Sea: Dive site descriptions for liveaboards and day trips. Vienna: Seainsight, 2011, ISBN 978-3-9503160-0-1 . Dive sites 1-5-4, 1-6-1 to 1-6-10.
