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Dangerous Reef
Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt
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EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp23–31°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Dangerous Reef is a reef dive site near Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, groupers, stingrays, nudibranchs, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 31 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus- Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris- Devil FirefishPterois miles
- Emperor AngelfishPomacanthus imperator
Nearby sites
- 1Abu Bassala7.0 km
- 2Marsa Selmi7.2 km
- 3Gota Soraya9.3 km
- 4St John's Habili Gaffar9.9 km
- 5St John's Um Arouk10 km
- 6Gotta Kebira11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org