132 views 1 person's favourite photo Photo Uploaded: May 20 2008 21:51:59 GMT Taken: 2008:04:19 16:15:41 Manufacturer: Canon Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 ISAperture: F6.3 Shutter: 1/1600 sec ISO: 80 Flash: No (Turned off) Dead Sea is the World's lowest point
It is 420 metres (1,378 ft) below sea level,[2] and its shores are the lowest point on the surface of the Earth on dry land. The Dead Sea is 330 m (1,083 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. It is also the world's second saltiest body of water, after Lake Asal in Djibouti, with 30 percent salinity. It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.[3] Israeli experts say that it is nine times saltier than the Mediterranean Sea (31.5% salt versus 3.5% for the Mediterranean). The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point......
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