Nature · Red Sea
Mukawwa Island
A small, remote Red Sea island at the northern entrance to Foul Bay, part of a handful of islands in the bay.
The story
Mukawwa is a small shore island of the Red Sea at the northern entrance to Foul Bay, in the Red Sea Governorate. It belongs to a small group of islands in the bay that includes Rocky Island and St. John's Island. It is believed to have once been part of mainland Egypt, joined through Ras Banas, before it was cut off either by erosion or by rising sea levels.
Good to know
- It lies at the northern entrance to Foul Bay on the Red Sea.
- It is believed to have once been connected to the Egyptian mainland through Ras Banas.