Mukawwa Island

Mukawwa Island (Arabic: جزيرة مكوع) is a small shore island of the Red Sea, at the northern entrance to Foul Bay in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.

Mukawwa Island

Native name: جزيرة مكوع
Geography
Location	Red Sea
Coordinates	23°50′06″N 35°48′31″E
Total islands	1
Administration
Egypt
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

It is one of a small group of islands which in Foul Bay, including Rocky Island and St. John's Island.

It is believed that it was once part of mainland Egypt and connected through Râs Banas, that however became separated through either erosion or rising sea levels^[1][2]