When choosing where to spend a vacation, we often dream of a seaside with picturesque beaches. The sea relieves fatigue and energizes, but which one to go to? There are about 100 of them on the planet, not every one is suitable for recreation, especially beach. We tell you about the three warmest seas in which it is comfortable to swim at any time of the year.
The Red Sea
This sea is famous for its coral reefs and diverse underwater world, for which it is highly appreciated by divers. Due to its location in a tectonic depression, it is quite deep – about 450 m. In summer, the water in the Red Sea warms up to +30 ° C, cools down in winter, but not below +20 ° C. At the same time, even in the hottest months, it is refreshing: in summer, the air temperature on its shores reaches +40 ° C. The sea washes the shores of 8 countries: Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Eritrea. No river flows into it, which is why the water in it is clean and very salty.
The Persian Gulf
Despite the name, the Persian Gulf is considered the sea, and the warmest in the world: in summer the water warms up to +32 ° C, in winter its temperature is not lower than +18 ° C. This is due to the shallow depth (only 90 m) and the fact that it is surrounded by land around the perimeter. Namely, the hottest countries are Iraq, Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The Shatt al-Arab River flows into the Persian Gulf, the product of the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris, so the water in it is not as salty as in the Red Sea.
The Arabian Sea
The Red Sea is located inside the Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea is in its northern part. In the east it washes the Hindustan peninsula, and in the west — the Arabian Peninsula. This sea is much larger and deeper than the first two, its depth is about 5.8 km. It is replenished by the large Indus River. In summer the water temperature is +30 ° C, in winter about +25 ° C. On the shores of the Arabian Sea are Djibouti, Yemen, Somalia, Oman, Pakistan, Iran, India and the Maldives.
All of these seas have common features: they are located close to the equator and belong to the Indian Ocean. Most often tourists rest on their shores in Egypt, the UAE, Israel and India, somewhat less often in the Maldives.