Cover Paparback with large flaps; matt lamination+UV serigraphy; title in gold with embossing, 17x24 cm, 352 pp full colour
52 diving sites with detailed 3D plan (328-240 cm), 550 photos, more than 100 drawings.
Contents
How to Use This Guide
The Red Sea
- The origin of a name
- The Red Sea in figures
- Small dictionary of geographical terms
The Red Sea in the history
Origin and geology
The climate
The winds and breezes
- Beaufort Wind Scale and effects observed on the sea
- Gulf of Suez
Waves, currents and tides
The Coral Reef
- The world of the reef
- Coral bleaching
- Architecture of the coral reef
- The growth of the coral reef
- Morphology of the coral reef
- The Reef´s Marine Fauna
- Sharks and scuba divers in the Red Sea
- Typical species of the Red Sea
- Dangerous organisms
- Diving in the Red Sea
- Shore dives
- Boat diving
- The shamandura
- The nautical charts
- Small dictionary of nautical term
- On board items
- International Signal Code
Communication on board
- Hertz waves
-Safety
- Risk factors and precautions
- DAN
- Emergency telephone numbers
The Protection of the Marine Environment
- Regulations of the Park
Monitoring the Reef
- Natural factors
- Man-induced factors
- Environment
- Fauna
Reef Indicators
Underwater Signals
Conversion Table, Weights and Measures
Bibliography
- Internet Sites
The Dive Sites
Strait of Tiran
- The wrecks of Tiran 70
- The island of Tiran 71
Jackson Reef 72
Kormoran 76
Laguna Reef 78
Woodhouse Reef 80
Thomas Reef 82
Gordon Reef 84
Sharm el-Sheikh Local Dives
Ras Ghamila 92
Ras Nasrani 94
Ras Bob 96
White Knight 98
Shark's Bay 100
Far Garden 102
Fiddle Garden 104
Middle Garden 106
Near Garden 108
Sodfa 110
Tower 112
Pinky Wall 114
Amphoras 116
Turtle Bay 118
Paradise 120
Ras Umm Sid 122
Temple 126
Ras Katy 128
Ras Mohammed
- The National Park of Ras Mohammed
Ras Ghozlani 134
Ras Za'atar 138
Ras Burg 142
Jackfish Alley 144
Eel Garden 146
Shark Observatory 148
Shark & Yolanda Reef 150
- Fauna distribution at Shark & Yolanda Reef 153
Strait of Gubal
The Alternatives 160
Dunraven (Beacon Rock) 163
Small Crack (Small Passage) 166
Shag Rock (Kingston) 170
Thistlegorm 173
Sha'ab Abu Nuhas 180
Ghiannis D. 182
Carnatic 188
Marcus (Wreck of the Tiles) 192
Kimon M. (Wreck of the Lentils) 198
Dahab
Ras Abu Galum 206
North Ras Abu Galum 208
South Ras Abu Galum 210
Blue Hole - El Bells 212
The Canyon 218
Ras Abu Helal 222
Eel Gardens 224
Lighthouse 226
The Islands 228
Napoleon Reef 230
Moray Garden - Golden Blocks 232
Three Pools 234
The Caves 236
Gabr el-Bint 238
North Gabr el-Bint 240
3-D Atlas of the Dive Sites
Also avialble in German and Italian