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Dead Sea |
It is a large salt lake that borders by Jordan to the east and Israel and the
West Bank to the west and has lowest land elevation on Earth sitting 422 meters
below sea level. |
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Area |
605 km² |
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Surface elevation |
-430 m |
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Catchment area |
41,650 km² |
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Length |
50 km |
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Location |
It is located in Eurasia, surrounded by Europe, Caucasus and Anatolia. |
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Max. depth |
298 m (978 ft) (elevation of deepest point, 728 m BSL, minus current surface
elevation) |
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How deep is it? |
2,212 m |
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Feet below sea level |
1,385 feet |
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Have fishes and plants in it? |
No due to its high salt concentration (staggering 33.7%) |
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Its minerals good for your skin? |
Yes, it reduces skin impurities and its water contain magnesium which improve your
skin's functionality by making it more elastic and reliefs from arthritis and
joint pain. |
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Why it is so dangerous? |
Due to its high salinity water (named Haloferax volcanii), person who swallows
that water it destroys the electrolyte balance in the body. I.e. Large
quantities of salt damages the heart and kidneys and cause the body to death. |
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Boats float on it? |
Its water is 9.6 times saltier than the oceans, so on such salty water boats can't sail on it. |
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Will it dry up? |
Yes in future. It is shrinking at 3.3 feet per year as per environmental list
group EcoPeace Middle East. |
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Is the Black Sea Polluted? |
Yes, environmentally degraded regional seas in the world. |
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Bacteria may be live in it? |
Yes, some Algae, bacteria, and fungi which can tolerate high salinity water. |
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Do animals live in it? |
Only few animals which can live in high salinity water (named Haloferax
volcanii.)Can be alive remaining will
live creatures are unable to stay alive in the sea. |
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Owned By? |
Israel Chemicals Company. |
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Anything there in its water? |
Its water for almost 2 km filled with hydrogen sulfide. |
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Types of fishes present in it? |
Dolphins and 180 species of fish (tuna, anchovy, herring, mackerel and white
sturgeon) which can sustain at high levels of high salinity water. |
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Sharks there in it? |
No |
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Dead Sea salts made of |
Sodium chloride and more than 20 minerals. |
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It freezes |
Yes, its temperature goes to -3 to -30 degrees centigrade on January |
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