The Dead Sea – not a sea actually it is a salt-water lake.
Only sea where no organic lives could survive due to high salinity of water
Lowest point in surface of earth is the Dead sea. 400 metre’s below sea level
World’s saltiest water ( large water body) salinity more than 3000 mg/l.
It’s name dead because of the facts that here no lives found.
Cleopatra loved this sea. She build cosmetic shop along side of this sea.
It is 3 millions years old.
Located between Jordan and Israel and it is 67 kilometres long and 18 kilometres wide.
Minerals which are found here — calcium, iodine, saline, potassium, bromide and so on. Composition of Dead Sea Water
Calcium sulfate ( Ca SO4)0.70
Magnesium bromide (MgBr2)0.90
Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) 12.30
Calcium chloride (CaCl2)3.46
Natrium chloride 8.55
Potassium chloride (KCl)1.07
From different river and streams only flows into it but no outflow from it.
Taste of water is not salty but heavily bitter. surprising but it’s true
Different skin diseases like psoriasis, pemphigus vulgaris, eczema, dry skin may cure after bathing in it.
Only water where one can float without swimming.
In ancient history for mummification dead’s sea mud was used by Egyptian.
“The Stinky Sea” was another name of it century ago.
Dead sea is near to a desert and that’s why it’s climate is very dry and sunny.
