ABSTRACT
THE Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea, between latitudes 29° 58' N. and I2" 38' N., together may be taken as 1,380 miles long, and the Gulf of 'Aqaba as about 100 miles. If the coasts on either side were merely parallel straight lines, this would give a total coastline of nearly 3,000 miles. But allowing for curves and indentations, the length is very much greater, and there is also to be considered about 700 miles of the south coast of Arabia, from Cape Bab al Mandeb to Ras Dhurbat 'Ali. Well over 4,000 miles of coast have, therefore, to be discussed in this chapter.
