- Aqaba, Gulf of
- An arm of the Red Sea. Aqaba is also the name of a town in Jordan.
Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors. 2013.
Aqaba, Gulf of
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Aqaba, Gulf of — Northeastern arm of the Red Sea, between Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula. It varies in width from 12 to 17 miles (19 to 27 km) and is 100 miles (160 km) long. Its head touches Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Its only sheltered… … Universalium
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