The Dead Sea is also known as the Sea of Salt. This massive salt lake is spread
between Israel and the West Bank to the west and Jordan on the east.
The Dead Sea is 1,385 feet below sea level. Dead Sea has a salinity level
of of 33.7%, which is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.
The Dead Sea water contains more than 35 different types of minerals including
magnesium, calcium, potassium, bromine, sulfur, and iodine. The odd chemistry
results in the appearance of some striking, but transient, salt crystal formations.
In shallow lagoons at periodic intervals, these formations are natural works of
art: billions of charged atoms in intricate geometrical formations shaped by
nature into unique works of crystalline art.
The Dead Sea is 1,240 feet deep, which makes it the deepest hyper saline lake
in the world. The total salinity content is 33.7 percent. Because of its high salinity
content, fish and vegetation does not thrive, it does not exist at all, thus its
name. The Dead sea is eight times saltier than the other oceans and it is
67 kilometer long and 18 kilometer wide. The main tributary of the sea is
the Jordan River as it lies in the Jordan Rift Valley.
Visitors from all over the world come to the Dead Sea, especially those who
come from the Mediterranean basin. Over thousands of years, visitors have
been visiting this grand sea. Historically speaking, the place was a refugee camp
for King David. The Dead Sea is also considered to be the first health resort in
the world as it supplies a variety of products likes potash for fertilizers and
balms. Moreover, the salt from the sea is used to create cosmetic and herbal packets.
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