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      • The Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan is about 1,300 feet below sea level, the lowest point on Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is warm year-round. The water is extremely salty and stuffed with mineral deposits, so most plants and animals can’t survive. (Microscopic bacteria are the only living things scientists have discovered there.)
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  2. Aug 27, 2008 · August 27, 2008. • 4 min read. Do a quick Google Images search of “Dead Sea.” The results will likely yield plenty of pictures of the sea’s signature blue waters, a few maps, and, of course,...

  3. Apr 26, 2010 · Located in the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Jordan and Israel, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth, at approximately 1,300 feet below sea level. Because of its location and the fact that it has no outlets (out-flowing streams), the Dead Sea is also one of the saltiest bodies of water on the planet, with a salt concentration of 34%!

  4. The Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan is about 1,300 feet below sea level, the lowest point on Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is warm year-round. The water is extremely salty and...

    • There is no such thing as swimming in the Dead Sea. When you sit your butt down in the water, it essentially feels as though you’re floating in a pool with a plastic noodle.
    • The salt that lines the sea bottom is rough on your feet, and will cut you up severely if you don’t wear water shoes of some kind. (Naturally, I chose to wear the dorkiest ones I could find, and opted to put a picture of myself wearing them on the Internet).
    • Fast Facts: The Dead Sea is actually not a sea at all, but a lake that’s made up of about 30 percent salt. It is the lowest place on earth at 417 feet below sea level.
    • Being wrapped in mud is a very weird sensation. Being wrapped in mud and then wrapped in a blanket and then left in a dark room for 20 minutes feels a bit like being made into a human mud-bun.
  5. Sep 30, 2011 · Dozens of giant craters spewing fresh water and brimming with bacteria have been found at the otherwise barren bottom of the Dead Sea, new research shows.

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  6. Oct 21, 2024 · Dead Sea, landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan in southwestern Asia. It has the lowest elevation and is the lowest body of water on the surface of Earth. Learn more about the Dead Sea, including its physical features and environmental concerns.

  7. Dead Sea, landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan in southwestern Asia. It has the lowest elevation and is the lowest body of water on the surface of Earth. Learn more about the Dead Sea, including its physical features and environmental concerns.

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