Elphinstone Reef (Shaab Shagra)
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- Introduction
The Real Name of Elphinstone Reef is Shaab Shagra but in the Diving World we know this reef as Elphinstone Reef and the word Shaab in Arabic means any kind or type of reef under the water. Shagra means the Blondy Person who has Red skin burned by the sun and this name was taken from the fishermen and the Bedouins who lived in
this area for many years because
on this area the mother nature give us only one red mountain and the
colour and the sand of this mountain is Red otherwise the fishermen’s
and the Bedouins combine the colour of the mountain to the Blondy person
which is Red Cause the sun.
- History
The story of Elphinstone or Shaab Shagra appeared a long time ago when Admiral Elphinstone under orders from the Queen of England set out to discover and map the Red Sea. Having run into problems with poor sea conditions and a failing craft he found himself over a reef. He hastily weighed anchor and waited for help to arrive. Luckily for him a passing fishing
boat came
to his rescue, saving him and his crew from near starvation and death. On
return to England, he presented Her Majesty with his maps upon which he had
named the reef upon which he was rescued with his name Elphinstone Reef. The
Queen enquired as to his reasons for doing so and his reply was that without
this reef he would have surely died from lack of water and food.
When he returned back to England he put his name on the map as Elphinstone Reef and when the queen asked him why you put your name special on this reef he answered because without this reef I died because on the same day when my boat come over the reef I am run out of water and food even fuel so this reef saved my life otherwise the name of shaab Shagra is Elphinstone - Location
12km (6.5 nautical miles) off Marsa Abu Dabab on the south Egyptian coast or
4.5 N.Mile off Marsa Shagra - Access
By Speed Boat from Marsa Shagra
- Average Depth
From 6m to 100+m
- Average Visibility
20m
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