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Underwater Photo Location: Sheik Malek

Underwater Photo Location: Sheik Malek

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Entry over the reef through a small cut. Sea gras field is at depth of around 10 to 14 meters.
With chance you can find as well green turtle.
Visibilty depends a lot of the waves. When sea is rough, visibility almost zero.
Facts about Sheik Malek
  • It is in Egypt
  • Sheik Malek is in the Red Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
Dive types
shore

Marine Life
bigturtles


Photo facilities
wideangle

by Olivier Notz
After a search of around 40 minutes, we finally find him :-)

by Olivier Notz
a quite interesting mix of colours in close proximity with each other

by Olivier Notz
A small island full of life on the sandy ground

by Olivier Notz
Dugong with golden pilot jacks

by Olivier Notz
Dugong at Sheik Malek

by Olivier Notz
Green Turtle with Remoras
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