Abu Zenima
| Abu Zenima أبو زنيمة | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Abu Zenima Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°02′43″N 33°06′39″E / 29.045365°N 33.110733°ECoordinates: 29°02′43″N 33°06′39″E / 29.045365°N 33.110733°E | |
| Country |
 Egypt |
| Governorate | South Sinai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,000 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
Abu Zenima (Arabic: أبو زنيمة) is a coastal city in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt. It has an area of 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi).
History
In 2009, a whale 10 metres long and weighing 10 tonnes was found on its Red Sea beach. The minke whale was presumed to have lost its way from the Indian Ocean, and starved due to the relative lack of food. The body was buried in lime, for public health reasons, with the intention of eventually displaying the skeleton in a visitor's centre.[1]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[2] as the rest of Egypt.
| Climate data for Abu Zenima | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
21 (70) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.8 (82) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.9 (93) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.2 (90) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
28.03 (82.48) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.95 (71.49) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.1 (70) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
15.93 (60.65) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.04) |
2 (0.08) |
1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.04) |
3 (0.12) |
9 (0.36) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 8m[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "العثور على حوت نافق وزنه 10 أطنان". Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Climate: Abu Zenima - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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