Eilat's Coral Beach
Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve and Conservation area (Hebrew: שמורת טבע חוף האלמוגים) is a nature reserve and national park in the Red Sea, near the city of Eilat in Israel. It covers 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) of shore, and is the northernmost shallow water coral reef in the world, and possibly one of the more resilient to climate change.
| Eilat's Coral Beach | |
|---|---|
| Location | Southern, Araba, Israel |
| Nearest town | Eilat, Israel |
| Coordinates | 29°30′29″N 34°55′19″E |
| Length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Established | 1964 |
It is popular for diving and research, and was founded by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. At the southernmost point of the nature reserve there is the Coral World Underwater Observatory, the first of its kind in the world, and the largest public aquarium in the Middle East. It was listed as one of The New York Times' Places to Go in 2019.
As of 2018, the Eilat coral reef is growing.
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