Also known as شعب توماس; Thomas Canyon; Thomas Arches
Smallest of the four Tiran reefs. A ledge at about 25 m and a canyon dropping to 90 m
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Smallest of the four Tiran reefs. A ledge at about 25 m and a canyon dropping to 90 m. The three Thomas Arches, swim-throughs formed by fallen rock, are for technical divers only. Overhangs and caves full of glassfish on the west wall. Depth 25–90 m; day boat; frequent strong currents current; visibility 20-25 m.
Centres that run Thomas Reef and the reefs around it.
Sloping reef strewn with the amphora cargo of a wrecked Ottoman-era vessel
Dense carpet of sea anemones and territorial anemonefish on the shallow shelf at the southern end of the Shark Observatory wall
The beacon-marked southern corner of Sha'ab Mahmud
Gently sloping sandy plateau with a V-shaped stream of sand issuing from a small cave
Helwa Ya Baladi
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