Elphinstone Reef (also referred to as Sha’ab Abu Hamra) is a standalone reef in the Egyptian Purple Sea situated about 30 kilometers north from the town of Marsa Alam in Egypt.[1] The coral neighborhood in this reef is primarily composed of mushy corals reminiscent of Dendronephthya species.[2]

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Oceanic whitetip shark at Elphinstone Reef

Mushy corals and Anthias at Elphinstone Reef

Memorial dedicated to Arno Wallaard on south plato

Dendronephthya Comfortable corals at Elphinstone Reef, Egypt. They thrive within the strong currents at this offshore site. ]]]]

25°18′31″N 34°51′37″E / 25.30861°N 34.86028°E / 25.30861; 34.86028

^ “Elphinstone Reef”.

^ Riegl, B.; Piller, W. E. (1999). “Coral frameworks revisited-reefs and coral carpets in the northern Purple Sea” (PDF). Coral Reefs. 18 (3): 241-253. doi:10.1007/s003380050188. ISSN 0722-4028. S2CID 16931660.

Recreational dive sites

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Akumal

Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Space

Aliwal Shoal

Amed (Bali)

Anilao

Apo Island

Apo Reef

Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

Bay of Pigs

Belize Barrier Reef

Biscayne Nationwide Park

Bohol Sea

Bowie Seamount

Bunaken

Bunaken National Park

Cahuita National Park

Capurganá

Ċirkewwa

Cliff Villa Peninsula

Cozumel

Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park

El Ikhwa Islands

False Bay

Gaya Island

Għar Qawqla

Gili Islands

Great Barrier Reef

Nice Southern Reef

Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve

Haql

Hol Chan Marine Reserve

iSimangaliso Marine Protected Space

Sodwana Bay

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Kadmat Island

Ko Tao (house-siam.com)

Lighthouse Reef

Mantanani Islands

Malapascua

Martin’s Haven

Marsa Alam

Mengalum

Molasses Reef

Molokini

Neptune Islands

Osprey Reef

Palancar Reef

Panglao, Bohol

Pescador Island

Petit Saint Vincent

Poor Knights Islands

Puerto Galera

Punta Cana

Ras Muhammad National Park

Rondo Island

Rottnest Island

San Andrés (island)

San Pedro Nolasco Island

Shaʽb Abu Nuħas

Shadwan Island

Similan Islands

Sipadan

Socorro Island

Sound of Mull

St. Crispin’s Reef

Taganga

Tiga

Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Space

Tubbataha Reef

Utila

Wakatobi Regency

Weh Island

Whittle Rock

Reef dive websites

Azure Window

Cod Hole

Daedalus Reef

Darwin’s Arch

Eyemouth

Fanadir

Frederiksted Pier

French Reef

Fowey Rocks Light

Gamul Kebir

Hilsea Point Rock

Inland Sea, Gozo

Kennack Sands

The Manacles

Magic Level

Octopus Gap

Pope’s Eye

Portsea Hole

Second Valley

Sund Rock

St Abbs

Stingray Metropolis, Grand Cayman

Wolf Rock

Synthetic reefs

Edithburgh jetty

Gibraltar Artificial Reef

Merkanti Reef

Port Hughes jetty

Port Noarlunga jetty

Rapid Bay jetty

Shark River Reef

South Channel Fort

Osborne Reef

Underwater artworks

Cancún Underwater Museum

Christ of the Abyss

Circle of Heroes

Kristu tal-Baħħara

Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park

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Fungus Rock

Wreck diving areas

Bullhead Point Historic and Archeological District

Calve Island

Chuuk Lagoon

Coron Bay

Edmonds Underwater Park

Shipwrecks of Isle Royale

Loch Lengthy

Maritime Heritage Trail – Battle of Saipan

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Pearl and Hermes Atoll

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Robben Island Marine Protected Area

Scapa Movement

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Desk Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area

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Tulamben

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Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly

Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve

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HMAS Adelaide

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Captain Keith Tibbetts

Carl D. Bradley

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Chaudière

Christina Nilsson

ROCS Chen Hai

Chester A. Congdon

City of Bangor

Metropolis of Everett

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USCGC Comanche

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Cornelia B. Windiate

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Dania

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USS Yancey

YO-257

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HMCS Yukon

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Zenobia

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Zingara

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Boesmansgat

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Dzibilchaltun

Chinhoyi Caves

Cocklebiddy, Western Australia

Satan’s Throat at Punta Sur

Engelbrecht Cave

Fossil Cave

Hranice Abyss

Jordbrugrotta

Kilsby sinkhole

Molnár János Cave

Nereo Cave

Piccaninnie Ponds

Pluragrotta

Pollatoomary

Ricks Spring

The Shaft

Sistema Dos Ojos

Sistema Huautla

Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich

Sistema Ox Bel Ha

Sistema Sac Actun

Uamh an Claonaite

Wakulla Springs

Wondergat

Zacatón

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Blue Hole (New Mexico)

Blue Lake (Utah)

Dinorwic quarry

Dorothea quarry

Dutch Springs

Ewens Ponds

Homestead caldera

Little Blue Lake

Logue Brook Dam

Ponce de Leon Spring

Rum Jungle

Silfra

Vortex Spring

Wast Water

Wazee Lake

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Blue Abyss

Capernwray Dive Centre

Deep Dive Dubai

Deepspot

Eccleston Quarry

Lodge Terme Millepini

National Diving and Exercise Centre

Nemo 33

Seacrest Cove 2

Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall

Stoney Cove

Swanage Pier

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