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Red Sea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | The sea floor has a maximum depth of 2,500 m in the central median trench and an average depth of 500 m, but it also has extensive shallow shelves, noted for their marine life and (Marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs) corals. |
 | | The sea was created by the division of Africa from the (A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources) Arabian peninsula, a movement which began around 30 million years ago. |
 | | The sea is still widening and there are small (additional info and facts about volcanic features) volcanic features in the deeper parts, it is considered that the sea will become an ocean in time (as proposed in the model of (additional info and facts about Tuzo Wilson) Tuzo Wilson). |
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