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Where is DEAD SEA located? What is special about DEAD SEA?

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Answered by abcxyz12
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The Dead Sea of Salt; Arabic: is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 430.5 metres (1,412 ft) below sea level,Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 304 m (997 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With a salinity of 342 g/kg, or 34.2%, (in 2011), it is 9.6 times as salty as the ocean and one of the world's saltiest bodies of water.This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which plants and animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea's main, northern basin is 50 kilometres (31 mi) long and 15 kilometres (9 mi) wide at its widest point.It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.

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Answered by bratislava
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Dead sea is located near Israel in west and Jordan in east and is a lowest point on land.

Explanation:

  • The dead sea being a salt lake that lies in the Jordan rift valley and is the main tributary of Jordan river. It marks the lowest elevation on land i.e about 304 meters in depth.
  • It has a salinity of 342 g/kg this is the world biggest saltiest bodies of water.  
  • The basin s 50 km long and is 15 km in width. Sea has a catchment of 41,650 km sq. and a surface area of about 605 km sq.
  • It lies between the tectonic plate boundary between the African Plate and the Arabian plains. Sea has a hot desert type of climate.

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