The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez—leading to the Suez Canal. It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the Great Rift Valley.
Location: North Africa, East Africa, and West Asia
Primary inflows: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Suez
Primary outflows: Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal
Basin countries: Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Israel · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Yemen
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