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Gordon Reef
شعب جوردون Gordon Reef · Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Gordon Reef is a reef and wall dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Aqaba. 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 stingrays, groupers, dolphins, jacks, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Nearby sites
- 1Louilla0.2 km
- 2Thomas Reef0.9 km
- 3Spot 120.9 km
- 4Ras Ghamila Reef1.9 km
- 5Woodhouse Reef1.9 km
- 6Jackson Reef3.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org