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Jackson Reef
شعب جاكسون · Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
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EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Jackson 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 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, groupers, dolphins, jacks, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °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
- 1Wreck JAckson ExposedWreck0.3 km
- 2Laguna Reef1.1 km
- 3Woodhouse Reef1.2 km
- 4North Lagoona Reef1.3 km
- 5South Lagoona Reef1.3 km
- 6Zingara1.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org