General Features of Gravity Anomalies in Egypt

-ln Relatiion to Geologic Structures-

Abstract

The African continent has significant gravity anomalies delineating its coastal basins as well as those of the East African Rift System. The gravity anomalies in Egypt reflect more or less the subsurface geological structures. The northern coastal plains, the Nile Canyon, the Arabu-Nubian shield in the Eastern Desert and the plain Western Desert with its magnificent oases, all show their meaningful Bouguer anomalies. The Red Sea, the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba, as a unique structural feature, show Bouguer anomalies indicating simple rift structures.