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Why Is The Red Sea Called The Red Sea?

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    The name red sea basically is a straight forward translation of the greek term
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    Guest

    Guest 

    answered 8 months ago

      The name Red Sea basically is a straight forward translation of the Greek term Erythra Thalassa and Latin term Mare Rubrum. The name of the sea doest not point out to the colour of the water because it does not have red colour water, though it may indicate the regular blooms of the red-coloured cyanobacteria Trichodesmium erythraeum which grow close to the water surface.

      The Red Sea basically is a cove of the Indian Ocean amid Africa and Asia. The link to the ocean is in the south in the course of the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden.

      Taking up a portion of the Great Rift Valley, the Red Sea has an exterior area of around 174,000 square miles and has an utmost depth of 8,200 feet.
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      Memo 

      answered 3 years ago

      Where did you get your info on Why is the Red Sea Called The Red Sea?
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      4him

      4him

      commented 2 years ago

      Why that sea called red sea
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      Kabularan

      Kabularan

      commented 6 months ago

      Thank you!! Ur a vovo
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      Kabularan

      Kabularan

      commented 6 months ago

        It came from the work color red.
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        Guest

        Guest 

        answered 5 months ago

        I learned in a text book that the dirt and silt from farming went into the sea and turned it redish but then cleared up when new rain fell and farmers left
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        Guest

        Guest 

        answered 6 months ago

        Wala kang alam
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        Kabularan

        Kabularan

        commented 6 months ago

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