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Ras Mohammed

Date de soumission : 22/01/2002
Critères: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Catégorie : Naturel
Soumis par :
Egyptian UNESCO Committee (MAB Committee) Mohamed A.Ayyad [chairman]
Coordonnées South Sinai, Egypt
Ref.: 1636
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Les noms des biens figurent dans la langue dans laquelle les Etats parties les ont soumis.

Ras Mohammed is a declared protected area by the Prime Minister of Egypt. It is characterised by a hyper-arid climate and a remarkable variety of marine, coastal and terrestrial habitats which support a diversity biota; the most spectacular features are the coral reef ecosystem as well as other life-support ecosystems, and interesting geological sites of fossils, corals, raised terraces and a magnificent fault.