Dead Sea

Guide Note

Dead Sea is a land locked Saline lake, located between Israel, Jordan and the West Bank territory. It is the lowest elevated body of water on the earth's surface, at over 1,300 feet below sea level.

Fast Facts

  1. 2nd saltiest body of water in world, after Lake Asal in Djibouti
  2. Located along a long fissure called the Great Rift Valley
  3. Lake spits up small balls of asphalt
  4. Nothing lives in the Dead Sea
  5. Black mud from the sea is used in therapeutic treatments and cosmetics

Uncertain Future

The Dead Sea has been steadily shrinking for the past five decades, thanks to the diversion of water for agricultural and other purposes by both Israel and Jordan. It has been estimated that it may cease to exist by 2050 at the current rate of water diversion and evaporation. Israel and Jordan have agreed to a plan for the conservation of the Dead Sea, through the construction of a pipeline from the Gulf of Aqaba.

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  6. United Nations Enviroment Programme: Dead Sea
  7. Geological Survey of Israel: Dead Sea

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