Red sea why it called so?

@ExplorewtMe (6332)

Nairobi, Kenya

February 3, 2020 9:03am CST

The red see covering shore of Egypt, KSA, Israel, yamen,Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti in Asia and Africa. I am just wandering having all dark blue water all round this is named as red sea. Just thinking why? Do you have Idiea why it is called as red sea?

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

4 Feb 20

The desert surrounding the sea is reddish, the coral, and the algae appear to make the sea look red.

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@ExplorewtMe (6332)

• Nairobi, Kenya

4 Feb 20

Ohh, you seem to have an insight into that place. Have you ever been there?

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

4 Feb 20

@ExplorewtMe No, but I have red about it and our tour guide explained it on our trip to Egypt.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

4 Feb 20

I see you got your answer down below. I wonder about things like that sometimes too.

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@ExplorewtMe (6332)

• Nairobi, Kenya

4 Feb 20

Yes got the answer here.

@Wana1234 (1518)

• Zambia

12 Feb 20

I didn't know why it's called Red Sea, it's good that @myklj999JJ has explained well

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