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Elphinstone Reef (also known as Sha'ab Abu Hamra) is a standalone reef in the Egyptian Red Sea situated about 30 kilometers north from the town of Marsa Alam in Egypt.[1] The coral community in this reef is primarily composed of soft corals such as Dendronephthya species.[2]Gallery{{coord|25|18|31|N|34|51|37|E|type:mountain_region:EG|display=title}}References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.marsaalam.com/Elphinstone_Reef.html|title=Elphinstone Reef|publisher=}}
2. ^{{Cite journal|last=Riegl|first=B.|last2=Piller|first2=W. E.|title=Coral frameworks revisited–reefs and coral carpets in the northern Red Sea|journal=Coral Reefs|language=en|volume=18|issue=3|pages=241–253|doi=10.1007/s003380050188|issn=0722-4028|year=1999}}
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