Eilat's Coral Beach
Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve and Conservation area (Hebrew: שמורת טבע חוף האלמוגים) is a nature reserve and national park in the Red Sea, near the city Eilat in Israel. It covers 1.2 kilometers of shore, and is the northernmost shallow water coral reef in the world.[1] It is popular for diving and research, and was founded by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. At the southernmost point of the nature reserve there is the Coral World Underwater Observatory, the largest public aquarium in the Middle East. It was listed as one of the New York Times Places to Go in 2019. [2]
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| Location | Southern, Araba, Israel |
| Length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
References
- "Red Sea Corals may be Resilient to Climate Change". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- "Hurry Up! Eilat's Coral Reef, One of NYT's Places to Go in 2019, Is Facing Destruction". Haaretz. January 13, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-01 – via Haaretz.
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