Dead Sea shore

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The Dead Sea shore is the hypersaline coastline of the landlocked Dead Sea, renowned as the lowest exposed land on Earth and a major natural and tourist landmark in the Middle East.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf coastline
geographical feature
tourist attraction
borders Dead Sea
causeOfIssue declining Dead Sea water level
climate hot desert climate
country Israel
Jordan
State of Palestine
distinction lowest exposed land on Earth
elevation approximately 430 metres below sea level
geologicalSetting tectonic rift zone
transform plate boundary
hasCharacteristic arid climate
hypersaline environment
mineral-rich mud
therapeutic properties
unique buoyancy for swimmers
very high salinity
hasIssue environmental degradation
shoreline recession
sinkhole formation
hasViewOf Judean Desert
Moab Mountains
knownFor dramatic desert landscapes
floating in dense salt water
health and wellness tourism
spa resorts
therapeutic mud treatments
locatedIn Jordan Rift Valley
Middle East
locatedOn Dead Sea
near Ein Gedi
Masada
Qumran
partOf Dead Sea region
Great Rift Valley system
Syrian-African Rift
popularWith international tourists
regional visitors
receives very low annual rainfall
tourismActivity bathing
mud therapy
sunbathing
wellness retreats
usedFor bromine production
mineral extraction
potash production
waterBodyType landlocked salt lake shore

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Judean Desert ("Dead Sea escarpment")
contains
Asia
hasLowestPoint
Israel–Jordan Joint Water Committee ("Dead Sea region")
regionServed
Book of Deuteronomy ("plains of Moab")
setting

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