Dead Sea
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The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, renowned as one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and Earth's lowest land elevation point.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
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hypersaline lake → salt lake → tourist destination → |
| adjacentTo |
Judean Desert
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Moab Mountains → |
| borderedBy |
Israel
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Jordan → West Bank → |
| causeOfIssue |
mineral extraction
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upstream water diversion → |
| climateType |
desert climate
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| elevation |
approximately 430 metres below sea level
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| fedBy |
Jordan River
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| hasCharacteristic |
arid climate
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high mineral content → hypersaline water → low biodiversity → strong buoyancy for swimmers → therapeutic mud → very high salinity → |
| hasIssue |
declining water level
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environmental degradation → |
| hasNo |
surface outflow
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| hasPart |
northern basin
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southern basin → |
| hasResource |
bromine
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magnesium → potash → salt → |
| knownFor |
being one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth
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being the lowest land elevation point on Earth → cosmetic and therapeutic products → health and wellness tourism → |
| length |
approximately 50 kilometres
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| locatedIn |
Jordan Rift Valley
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Levant → Middle East → |
| nameOrigin |
named for its high salinity and lack of macroscopic life
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| near |
Ein Gedi
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Masada → |
| partOf |
Jordan River basin
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| salinity |
over 30 percent
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significantly higher than ocean water → |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 600 square kilometres (historically, variable)
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| tourismActivity |
floating on the water
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spa treatments → therapeutic mud baths → |
| waterType |
saline
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| width |
up to about 15 kilometres
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