红海是印度洋的一个边缘海,是亚洲和非洲的天然分界线。红海形状狭长,从东南向西北延伸,全长1932千米,而最宽处只有306千米。红海面积约45万平方千米,平均深度为490米。红海北部分为两个海湾,东南的叫亚喀巴湾,西面的叫苏伊士湾。红海南部以狭长的曼德海峡同阿拉伯海的亚丁湾相 The Red Sea is a marginal sea in the Indian Ocean and is the natural dividing line between Asia and Africa. The narrow shape of the Red Sea, extending from southeast to northwest, a total length of 1932 km, while the widest point is only 306 km. Red Sea area of ​​about 450,000 square kilometers, with an average depth of 490 meters. The northern part of the Red Sea is divided into two bays, the Gulf of Aqaba in the southeast and the Gulf of Suez in the west. The southern Red Sea is dominated by the Gulf of Aden in the long stretch of the Mande Straits and the Arabian Sea