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In the area of the Red Sea known as the “deep south”, one of the legendary dive sites are a pair of tiny islands situated about 5 minutes from each other .known as Brothers Islands (Little Brother and Big Brother) Located at 67 km offshore from El-Quseir, on the mainland, in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. They are basically steep-sided cones, likely formed by volcanic eruptions.
The larger one, Big
Brother, is some 400 meters long. it is
shaped like a rain drop, falling from the north west to south east and features
the only structure of the islands, a Victorian stone lighthouse that was built
by the British in 1883 and a few buildings associated with it. The other
island, Small Brother, is just to the north of Big Brother, and is smaller. The
islands feature wonderful wall dives, strong currents, two ship wrecks (the
Numidia and the Aida), coral reefs and are also famed for encounters with
Oceanic Whitetip, Hammerhead Sharks, napoleon fish, hawksbill turtles, grey
reef shark and much more sea creatures.
The main challenge
with Brothers is their exposed placement. Winds can be strong and currents can
also be unpredictable.
They are One of the
most amazing scuba dives, The only way out there is by way of liveaboards. In
2012, CNN ranked Big Brother ninth in a list of the world's 50 best dive sites,
and second in the Red Sea.
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