The turbulent meeting of the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea, where the brown river shoves out against the sea over a dangerous underwater bar.
Description
The turbulent meeting of the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea, where the brown river shoves out against the sea over a dangerous underwater bar. The water becomes a confusion of standing waves and broken foam as two riptides collide around any vessel attempting the crossing.
Notable Features
- A submerged bar makes the crossing genuinely hazardous to small coastal vessels.
- The calm of the river mouth lies just beyond the bar, opening onto the green banks of Rashid.
Connections
Lies between Alexandria Harbor and Rashid (Rosetta) on the coastal route east.
Appearances
Connections
Places
Borders
- Alexandria Overview Location neutralReached by coastal voyage east from Alexandria, on the approach to Rashid.
Part of
- Alexandria Overview Location