Why there is higher salinity in the northern Red sea while lower in the southern
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The Red Sea, also known as the Erythraean Sea, is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. It is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, owing to high evaporation.
The southern part of the Red Sea has a salinity ranging from 36% and the northern part has 41% salinity.
The northern part of the Red Sea is more saline than the southern part because it mainly has the Gulf of Suez water which lies to the west of the Sinai Peninsula. The water from the Gulf of Suez is known to have a salinity of about 40 parts per thousand, owing in part to evaporation, and consequently a high density.
The southern part of the Red Sea has a salinity ranging from 36% and the northern part has 41% salinity.
The northern part of the Red Sea is more saline than the southern part because it mainly has the Gulf of Suez water which lies to the west of the Sinai Peninsula. The water from the Gulf of Suez is known to have a salinity of about 40 parts per thousand, owing in part to evaporation, and consequently a high density.
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