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Thomas Reef

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Thomas Reef, Sharm El Sheikh: wrasse over a coral outcrop with red soft corals and orange anthias, sun through blue water

The smallest, but easily the most spectacular, of the Tiran reefs, Thomas is home to steeply plunging walls that are lined with soft coral, schooling fish and patrolling sharks. Depth: surface to more than 40m. Rating: advanced. Access: boat.

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