what african country borders the mediterranean sea and the red sea
Red Sea
In general tide ranges between 0.6 m ( 2.0 ft ) in the north , near the mouth of the Gulf of Suez and 0.9 m ( 3.0 ft ) in the south near the Gulf of Aden but it fluctuates between 0.20 m ( 0.66 ft ) and 0.30 m ( 0.98 ft ) away from the nodal point . The central Red Sea ( Jeddah area ) is therefore almost tideless , and as such the annual water level changes are more significant . Because of the small tidal range the water during high tide inundates the coastal sabkhas as a thin sheet of water up to a few hundred metres rather than flooding the sabkhas through a network of channels . However , south of Jeddah in the Shoiaba area the water from the lagoon may cover the adjoining sabkhas as far as 3 km ( 2 mi ) , whereas , north of Jeddah in the Al - Kharrar area the sabkhas are covered by a thin sheet of water as far as 2 km ( 1.2 mi ) . The prevailing north and northeast winds influence the movement of water in the coastal inlets to the adjacent sabkhas , especially during storms . Winter mean sea level is 0.5 m ( 1.6 ft ) higher than in summer . Tidal velocities passing through constrictions caused by reefs , sand bars and low islands commonly exceed 1 -- 2 m / s ( 3 -- 6.5 ft / s ) . Coral reefs in the Red Sea are near Egypt , Eritrea , Israel , Saudi Arabia , and Sudan .
In general tide ranges between 0.6 m ( 2.0 ft ) in the north , near the mouth of the Gulf of Suez and 0.9 m ( 3.0 ft ) in the south near the Gulf of Aden but it fluctuates between 0.20 m ( 0.66 ft ) and 0.30 m ( 0.98 ft ) away from the nodal point . The central Red Sea ( Jeddah area ) is therefore almost tideless , and as such the annual water level changes are more significant . Because of the small tidal range the water during high tide inundates the coastal sabkhas as a thin sheet of water up to a few hundred metres rather than flooding the sabkhas through a network of channels . However , south of Jeddah in the Shoiaba area the water from the lagoon may cover the adjoining sabkhas as far as 3 km ( 2 mi ) , whereas , north of Jeddah in the Al - Kharrar area the sabkhas are covered by a thin sheet of water as far as 2 km ( 1.2 mi ) . The prevailing north and northeast winds influence the movement of water in the coastal inlets to the adjacent sabkhas , especially during storms . Winter mean sea level is 0.5 m ( 1.6 ft ) higher than in summer . Tidal velocities passing through constrictions caused by reefs , sand bars and low islands commonly exceed 1 -- 2 m / s ( 3 -- 6.5 ft / s ) . Coral reefs in the Red Sea are near Egypt , Eritrea , Israel , Saudi Arabia , and Sudan .