Shore of dead sea is the lowest dry point on earth(1300 ft below sea level). Dead sea is called so because of high salt content in its water due to which no organism other than microbes can survive in it.
Salt content : 28 to 35 percent i.e 4-5 times as compared to other oceans which have 3 to 6 % salt.
Reason for high Salt content: Dead lies in a valley surrounded by West Bank , Jordan and Israel and water coming from Jordon river is trapped in this valley. Water evaporates and leaves behind salt in the water.
Dying Dead Sea: Due to increase in salt content and evaporation of water, it is expected that by 2050 dead sea will be really dead i.e no water content would be present and will be left only with hard salt formations.
Salt content : 28 to 35 percent i.e 4-5 times as compared to other oceans which have 3 to 6 % salt.
Reason for high Salt content: Dead lies in a valley surrounded by West Bank , Jordan and Israel and water coming from Jordon river is trapped in this valley. Water evaporates and leaves behind salt in the water.
Dying Dead Sea: Due to increase in salt content and evaporation of water, it is expected that by 2050 dead sea will be really dead i.e no water content would be present and will be left only with hard salt formations.
Saving Dead Sea: Two seas canal (180km) is a part of plan to channel some water from Red sea to Dead Sea.
Dead Seas highly saline water has the capability to cure some diseases like asthama and other skin problems.
Due to high density of dead sea water, people are able to float without any effort and can even read books. Tweet
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