Diving into dark secrets of Dead Sea!

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The Dead Sea, also known as the Salt Sea, is a saltwater basin located in the southwest corner of Asia between the Jordan and Israel. This natural wonder is found at an altitude of 430.5 meters below sea level, making it one of the lowest land-based features. It is 304 meters deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest places on earth. High levels of salt and adverse weather conditions make the lake devoid of life, except for algae and other micro-organisms.

  


          

 SOME INTERESTING FACTS :

1. The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies on earth, with an average of 10 times as much salt as is normal. This is because the water that flowed into the Dead Sea from one of the main rivers, the Jordan River. Then it has no way out of the lake and is therefore forced to evaporate.

The soaring hot and dry conditions of this region mean that large quantities of water are evaporated. This leads to the salt and other minerals becoming more and more concentrated. In fact, it’s estimated that in the whole of the Dead Sea there is about 37 billion tonnes of salt.


2. The high salt and mineral content of the Dead Sea mean that this body of water has powerful healing properties. It’s a popular destination for treating skin problems such as acne, psoriasis and cellulite, as well as muscle ache and arthritis.

The Dead Sea is therefore the biggest free spa on Earth, drawing both tourists and locals alike. However, if you want to indulge further, you’ll find plenty of treatments at the hotels and spas along its shores.


3.The Dead Sea’s high salt levels mean that people can easily float on its surface due to its natural buoyancy. Bobbing around like a cork is not only a fun-filled experience but a great way to relax after seeing Jordan and Israel’s other top sights.




 Sunbathing at the Dead Sea has less of a sunburn risk than other destinations. This is due to its location below sea level as harmful UV rays are filtered through three natural layers. These include an extra atmospheric layer, an evaporation layer above the Dead Sea and a thick ozone layer.

 

4. The water of the Dead Sea is extremely saline, and, generally, the concentration of salt increases toward the lake’s bottom. That phenomenon can create two different masses of water in the lake for extended periods of time. Such a situation existed for some three centuries, lasting until the late 1970s. Down to a depth of about 130 feet (40 metres), the temperature varied from 66 to 98 °F (19 to 37 °C), the salinity was slightly less than 300 parts per thousand, and the water was especially rich in sulfates and bicarbonates. Beneath a zone of transition located at depths between 130 and 330 feet (40 and 100 metres), the water had a uniform temperature of about 72 °F (22 °C) and a higher degree of salinity (approximately 332 parts per thousand)


5.An unusual feature of the Dead Sea is that it spits up small pebbles and blocks of asphalt from deep seeps to its surface. Ancient Egyptians used to import this to use in their mummification processes.

Whilst the Dead Sea is one of Israel’s most popular tourist destinations, it’s disappearing at an alarming rate. Its surface level is dropping by more than one meter every year and it’s only half the length it was just a century ago.

This is due to water being diverted from the River Jordan and extracted from the Dead Sea for developments nearby. However, Israel and Jordan signed an agreement in 2015 to invest $9 million to stabilize its water level. So there’s definitely some hope for this natural wonder.                     

 

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Blog Credits: Durgesh Dilip Nagulkar,112011029 (SY, Metallurgy) (Team Fun Fact Friday)

 

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