Type Shaab Roor : this appears to be a place near Wadi Lahami, a diving 
spot.

Olivier

Le 10/02/2015 16:47, Callomon,Paul a écrit :
> Folks,
>
> I'm looking at a label on a Fusinus specimen that says: "dived off Sha'b Broor, Egypt, Red Sea". I could only find one reference on line to Sha'b Broor, with coordinates that took me to a bleak and apparently nameless spot on the Red Sea coast: 24 24.380' N, 035 15.950' E
> Can anyone enlighten me? Is this place name a typo, or maybe a locality known only to divers?
>
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