Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
Jackson Reef is the most northerly of the four reefs in the Strait of Tiran. The strait's four reefs, Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon, are named after nineteenth-century English cartographers. The reef is known for the wreck of the Lara, a Cypriot cargo ship of 4,752 tonnes that grounded here in December 1981 and was partly demolished in 1996.
Jackson offers five very different dives: the Lighthouse, the Garden, North Jackson, Ras Goma and the Sella, also called the 'washing machine'.
On the wall, rich in gorgonians and soft corals, there are swarms of carangids and fusiliers, and tuna and sea turtles are regular encounters. In the crevices of the garden there are stone fish. On the sand at the foot of the reef live shy garden eels, and to the west there are gorgonians and a striking red anemone.
Information on this page, including technical data such as depth, current, visibility, access, and recommended level, is informational and may vary. Confirm actual conditions with a local operator before the dive.
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