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RE: 7 World’s Continents Photo Challenge - Asian Sunday week #26 - the absolute winner takes 200 SBD!

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Israel Dead Sea - one day in one of the unique places on Earth.
The Dead Sea is unique in its kind. To begin with, its coast is the lowest land area on Earth - 422 meters below sea level. With the split in Eurasia and Africa, an intercontinental depression appeared, forming a drainless salt lake between Israel and Jordan. Its name was given to the sea due to the high salt content in the water, because of which no living beings and microorganisms can survive here. The content of mineral substances in water is 33%. The figure itself probably does not say much, so I note for comparison that in the Mediterranean Sea only 4%. Water here is 8 times more salty than in the ocean. This is the deepest salt lake on Earth, nearly 400 meters deep.