Mukawwa Island
23°50′06″N 35°48′31″E / 23.83500°N 35.80861°E / 23.83500; 35.80861Total islands 1 Administration Demographics Population Uninhabited Nile islands Red Sea islands Mediterranean Sea islands
Egypt
Mukawwa Island (Arabic: جزيرة مكوع) is a small shore island of the Red Sea, at the northern entrance to Foul Bay in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.
It is one of a small group of islands which in Foul Bay, including Rocky Island and St. John's Island.
It is believed that it was once part of mainland Egypt and connected through Râs Banas, that however became separated through either erosion or rising sea levels[1][2]
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Islands of Egypt
- Gezira Island (Zamalek)
- Philae (Agilkia Island)
- Abatos
- Bigeh
- Rhoda Island
- Elephantine
- Rahmaniyah Island
- Sehel Island
- Kitchener's Island
- Green Island
- Pharaoh's Island
- Mukawwa Island
- St. John's Island
- Rocky Island
- Shadwan
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