<P> The Gulf of Suez ( Arabic : خليج السويس ‎ , translit . khalīǧ as - suwais ; formerly بحر القلزم , baḥar al - qulzum , lit . `` Sea of Calm '' ) is a gulf at the northern end of the Red Sea , to the west of the Sinai Peninsula . Situated to the east of the Sinai Peninsula is the smaller Gulf of Aqaba . The gulf was formed within a relatively young but now inactive Gulf of Suez Rift rift basin , dating back about 26 million years . It stretches some 300 kilometres ( 190 mi ) north by northwest , terminating at the Egyptian city of Suez and the entrance to the Suez Canal . Along the mid-line of the gulf is the boundary between Africa and Asia . The entrance of the gulf lies atop the mature Gemsa oil and gas field . </P>
<P> The Gulf of Suez ( Arabic : خليج السويس ‎ , translit . khalīǧ as - suwais ; formerly بحر القلزم , baḥar al - qulzum , lit . `` Sea of Calm '' ) is a gulf at the northern end of the Red Sea , to the west of the Sinai Peninsula . Situated to the east of the Sinai Peninsula is the smaller Gulf of Aqaba . The gulf was formed within a relatively young but now inactive Gulf of Suez Rift rift basin , dating back about 26 million years . It stretches some 300 kilometres ( 190 mi ) north by northwest , terminating at the Egyptian city of Suez and the entrance to the Suez Canal . Along the mid-line of the gulf is the boundary between Africa and Asia . The entrance of the gulf lies atop the mature Gemsa oil and gas field . </P>
where is the gulf of suez located on a map
where is the gulf of suez located on a map
at the northern end of the Red Sea , to the west of the Sinai Peninsula
at the northern end of the Red Sea , to the west of the Sinai Peninsula