Its shallow-water coral reefs lure snorklers and divers but their sport endangers the fragile ecosystem. On a more theoretical front, we meet oceanographer Doron Nof, who believes he can explain scientifically how the Red Sea waters might have parted for the fleeing Israelites, as recounted in the Old Testament. From a local pet store, pick out a few pieces of coral. Record the interpose distance of the other types of coral.
Coral polyps are less than one inch in diameter.
Find the equivalents in cm, mm, m. Describe the journey from ocean freedom to cellular confinement within this organism. Scientists are turning to Biblical accounts for more clues to history and archaeology of ancient times. The region under and around the Red Sea is now and has been geoactive for millions of year. In September 1992, an earthquake occurred in Egypt along a section of the East African Rift, part of a larger rift system that runs from Turkey through Israel, down the Red Sea, across Africa and into Uganda.