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NASA Mirror Pages
These Pages are provided primarily for students at ENMU (Eastern New Mexico University) who are enrolled in the Course REL 433 - Biblical Archaeology, given by Dr. Shirley Rollinson. They may also be used as general resource material for students taking other courses on Old or New Testament subjects, or for anyone else interested in studying the Bible.
Some of my students have had difficulty accessing the photos on the NASA site, so these pages are provided as an alternative.
The Sinai Peninsular
STS040-78-88 Sinai Peninsula, Egypt June 1991
The deep blue waters of the northern Red Sea provide a striking contrast to the sandy landforms (tans) and hills and mountains (browns) of the arid landscape of northeastern Egypt, northwestern Saudi Arabia, southern Israel, and a small part of southwestern Jordan.
Elevations for the mountains that ring the northern end of the Red Sea vary from approximately 2000 feet (610 meters) to 3000 feet (910 meters), with many peaks exceeding 6000 feet (1800 meters) - one peak exceeds 8000 feet (2440 meters).
The light, more highly reflective pattern in the north-central Sinai is a drainage network of dry stream channels and lakebeds.
Other landforms include the northernmost extent of the Nile River and its delta, the Suez Canal (northwest side of the Sinai Peninsula), the Gulf of Aqaba (southeast side of Sinai), the Dead Sea Rift, and the demarcation line in the desert between Israel and Egypt along the eastern edge of the Sinai caused by Israel's emphasis on agriculture.
Numerous coral reefs and small islands are visible east of Egypt near the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
