What is the deep, narrow body of water bordering eastern Sinai that plunges to depths exceeding 1,800 meters, separating Sinai from Saudi Arabia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Gulf of Aqaba
- Step 1: The Gulf of Aqaba is a deep pull-apart basin forming the southern segment of the Dead Sea Transform fault system.
- Step 2: It separates the Sinai Peninsula from the Arabian Peninsula, reaching maximum depths of 1,850 meters with steep coral walls in Dahab and Nuweiba.
Answer
Gulf of Aqaba.
Why not the others: 'Gulf of Suez' is a shallow rift basin (rarely exceeding 80 meters); 'Persian Gulf' lies east of Arabia; 'Gulf of Aden' connects the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea.
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