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DEEP NORTH
SHARM
EL SHEIKH DIVE SITES
TIRAN
Woodhouse
28°00.119' N ? 34°27.970' E
located between
Thomas Reef and Jackson Reef.
Woodhouse Reef is narrow and long and thus offers
no shelter at all to boats and has no fixed moorings. Consequently scuba divers in
this spot must make a drift dive ? and this must be done only in good weather
conditions.
The best time is usually the morning because of the direct sunlight. The most
interesting
part of the reef, which is around 0.8 miles long, is the northern half of the eastern
side, with a canyon that opens out at a (Antipathes sp.) that is at a depth of about
22-26 meters. It is advisable to end your dive before the saddle, especially when
the sea is choppy because water turbulence with vortices may be created and you may
come upon a dangerous, powerful eddy nicknamed ?the washing machine? by local
scuba
divers, which can be crossed only in the best weather conditions.
depth of about
30 meters and runs parallel to the main axis of the reef until it reaches a sandy
ledge. At the exit of the canyon on its right side, you can find a red anemone. The
sandy ledge then widens northwards to a depth of 14 meters, leading to the saddle
that connects Woodhouse and Jackson reefs. For the entire route, the water is
remarkably
clear and it is quite easy to see jackfish, sea turtles, sharks and a great many
corals, both hard and soft, including some colonies of black coral |
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