Dsitribution of shlef sediments in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea off Sinai

Dsitribution of shlef sediments in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea off Sinai M.A. EL-SABROUTI AND A.A. EL-SAMMAK

Oceanography Department, Faculty of Science, Alex. Univ.

Shelf sediments off Sinai Peninsula was studied. A patchy
distribution of sediments can be observed. Most of the outer
and upper slope is covered by mud. Sand occurs in the
innershelf off Damietta. Silty s~. sendy silt, and sand
patches occur off Tena. Bardewi l. end Arlsh. Thfs could be
attributed to the secondary-born deposita cOllling from
northern Sinai. In general. the distrtbution of sediments in
the investigated area is governed by the current regime as
well as the source of sediments.