Also known as Abu Kizan, is a 400 meterlong and 100 meter wide (1,310–330 ft) standalone reef in the Egyptian Red Sea situated about 90 kilometers from Marsa Alam , There is a small artificial island in the center of the reef, which hosts a lighthouse constructed in 1863 and rebuilt in 1931. Daedalus reef is a well-known place for diving because of good chances to see pelagic fish such as Hammerhead, Oceanic Whitetip, Silky and occasionally Whale sharks, and an abundance of hard & soft corals.
