Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Sinai Peninsula as Golden Rectangle



The length of Sinai Peninsula according to the rectangle enclosing it is 383 kilometers.

The width of Sinai Peninsula is 237 kilometers.


The size ratio between length and width is approximately 1.616.

383/237 = 1.616


The exact relationship between two consecutive numbers of the golden ratio series is 1.618.

The result states that the dimensions of Sinai Peninsula are of a Golden Rectangle.


Extended reading: The Holy Land and the Golden Ratio - Chapter 8 - The Golden Ratio and Sinai Peninsula