A possible strip of sandy dry land only accessible in glacial periods at low sea level of the
Mediterranean (120–140 m below interglacial level)
Marshy areas
Dry land between the marshy areas and Lake Timsah (about 30 km long)
Lake Timsah (which has been dry in modern times before the Suez canal opened)
Dry land between Lake Timsah and the Great Bitter Lake (about 15 km long)
Great and Little Bitter Lakes
Dry land between Bitter Lakes and Gulf of Suez (about 25 km long)