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Thomas Reef

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Colorful Rainbow wrasse fish in Thomas reef, Red Sea, Egypt.

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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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