Rocky Island (Egypt)
| Native name: جزيرة روكي | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Red Sea |
| Coordinates | 23°33′50″N 36°14′43″E / 23.56389°N 36.24528°E / 23.56389; 36.24528 |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Administration | |
 Egypt | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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Rocky Island (Arabic: جزيرة روكي) is a small off-shore island of the Red Sea, lying 60–70 kilometres (37–43 mi) from the coast, out in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. This tiny uninhabited island gets some shelter from Zabargad Island (6 km to the northwest), but also gets fed from north–south currents, which attract lots of pelagic species that feed on or visit the resident marine life.
Rocky Island is well known by scuba divers as one that offers among the best diving sites in the Red Sea.
References
- ^ https://www.mindat.org/feature-350081.html
- ^ https://www.notroublesjustbubbles.com/diving-destinations/egypt/rocky-island
- ^ https://www.zubludiving.com/destination/red-sea/egypt-red-sea/st-johns-rocky-island-zabargad
| Islands of Egypt | ||
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| Nile islands | ||
| Red Sea islands | ||
| Mediterranean Sea islands | Nelson's Island | |
 Islands of Egypt at commons | ||
| Resorts in Red Sea Riviera | |
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| On the Sinai Peninsula | |
| Sinai's nearby islands | |
| On the Western Red Sea shore | |
| Red Sea islands | |
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