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The lowest point on earth. 1,373 ft. below sea level.
50 miles from north to south and reaches an average width of 10 miles.
Completely landlocked and it gets saltier with increasing depth.
the seawater comprises to about ten times the salinity of the oceans.
Salt precipitates out and piles up on the bottom of the sea 300 feet down.
No seaweed or plants of any kind in or around the water.
There are no fish or any kind of creatures living in or near the water.
The shores of the Sea is white, by crystals of salt covering.
The lake was not
known as the Dead Sea until the second century A.D.
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