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Kormoran
Zingara · Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Kormoran is a reef and wreck 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 groupers, dolphins, stingrays, soft corals, sea turtles. 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
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Nearby sites
- 1Zingara1.8 km
- 2North Lagoona Reef2.4 km
- 3Wreck JAckson ExposedWreck3.1 km
- 4Laguna Reef3.1 km
- 5Jackson Reef3.4 km
- 6South Lagoona Reef3.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org