List of geographical features of the Red Sea

This is a list of geographical features of the Red Sea, including named bays, gulfs, peninsulas, capes, straits, inlets, and coastal plains. For the purposes of this list, features of the Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba, and Bab-el-Mandeb are included. Features shared by more than one country are listed under each adjoining country.

Geographical features by country

Djibouti

Peninsulas and capes Ras Siyyan

Straits Bab-el-Mandeb

Egypt

Bays and gulfs Foul Bay Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Suez

Peninsulas and capes Ras Banas Ras Muhammad Sinai Peninsula

Straits Straits of Tiran

Eritrea

Bays and gulfs Bay of Hawakil Gulf of Zula

Peninsulas and capes Buri Peninsula Ras Kasar

Straits Bab-el-Mandeb

Israel

Bays and gulfs Gulf of Aqaba

Jordan

Bays and gulfs Gulf of Aqaba

Saudi Arabia

Bays and gulfs Gulf of Aqaba

Creeks and inlets Obhur Creek

Coastal plains Tihamah

Straits Straits of Tiran

Sudan

Bays and gulfs Dungonab Bay

Peninsulas and capes Ras Kasar

Yemen

Peninsulas and capes Cheikh Saïd

Straits Bab-el-Mandeb

Islands

See also Red Sea Rift Red Sea Riviera Suez Canal Tihamah

References