Elphinstone Reef

Last updated June 09, 2025

Elphinstone Reef (also known as Sha'ab Abu Hamra) is a standalone reef in the Egyptian Red Sea situated about 30 kilometers north from the town of Marsa Alam in Egypt.^[1] The coral community in this reef is primarily composed of soft corals such as Dendronephthya species.^[2]

Gallery

Oceanic whitetip shark at Elphinstone Reef
Soft corals and Anthias at Elphinstone Reef
Memorial dedicated to Arno Wallaard on south plato
Hawksbill turtle at Elphinstone Reef

Anthias and hard corals at the Elphinstone Reef drop-off

Dendronephthya Soft corals at Elphinstone Reef, Egypt. They thrive in the strong currents at this offshore site.

A pair of bluecheek butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus) at Elphinstone Reef, Egypt.

25°18′31″N34°51′37″E / 25.30861°N 34.86028°E / 25.30861; 34.86028

References

↑ "Elphinstone Reef".
↑ Riegl, B.; Piller, W. E. (1999). "Coral frameworks revisited–reefs and coral carpets in the northern Red Sea" (PDF). Coral Reefs. 18 (3): 241–253. doi:10.1007/s003380050188. ISSN 0722-4028. S2CID 16931660.

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[1] "Elphinstone Reef".

[2] Riegl, B.; Piller, W. E. (1999). "Coral frameworks revisited–reefs and coral carpets in the northern Red Sea" (PDF). Coral Reefs. 18 (3): 241–253. doi:10.1007/s003380050188. ISSN 0722-4028. S2CID 16931660.

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