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Elphinstone Egypt Dive Site Review - www.simplyscuba.com

1,204 views · Published 11 August 2015 · 1:46 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: Simply Scuba · 2015 · Howto & Style

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In this video our scuba expert Mark dives in Elphinstone, Egypt.

Elphinstone reef is a long and thin reef that sits close to shore and benefits from a steady current that brings valuable nutrients to the reef. The very steep sides make Elphinstone a wall dive where you need to maintain good buoyancy control and monitor your depth frequently.  At the North and South points there are plateaus at about 25m that lead out and down to 40m.  The south point has good chances for hammerhead shark sightings if the conditions are right.
 
Plenty of hard and soft corals make Elphinstone one of the most vibrant reefs with anthiases covering small outcroppings and caves filled with glass fish.  The current feeds large sea fans that filter the water for nutrients and is home to one of the rarer species in the Red Sea, the long nose hawkfish.

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