Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is located in Israel and Jordan, about 15 miles east of Jerusalem. For more information you can visit DeadSeaGuide.com
The Dead Sea lies between Jordan & Israel in the part of Southwest Asia commonly referred to as the Middle East. It can be found on steep, rocky cliffs that are 2,500 to 4,000 feet high. Situated along the coast of Israel, the Dead Sea stretches for over 40 miles. On our way to the Dead Sea, we drove through the Judean Desert, passing Jericho, and arrived at the northern coast of the Dead Sea, where we are able to swim and float with mineral rich mud.

Water from the Dead Sea has an extremely high salt content, so - oddly enough - you might just get dehydrated. Or spit it out.

The salt content is so high that if you don't spit it out, you will likely soon vomit. One of the well known ways to induce vomiting is to get the person to drink extremely salty water.

Because it's so salty that hardly anything can live in it

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The River of Jordan is connected to the Dead Sea. Both of these are very major water sources for this area.

The Dead Sea is not located in a state. The Dead Sea is located between Jordan and Isreal, approximately 31 degrees north and 36 degrees west. The Dead Sea is actually a lake, in the Jordan Rift Valley.

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-- LLMZ - Bar Yehudah Air Field at Metzada. Elevation -1,266 ft.

Runway 01/19, 3,937 x 98 ft.

North end only about 1.4 km from the shore.

-- Min'hat Hashnayim airport at S'dom. Elevation -1,230 ft.

About 19.3 km from the southern end of the sea.

-- Jerusalem Airport. Elevation +2,560 ft.

28.4 km northeast

-- Queen Alia International. Elevation +2,369 ft.

About 37.9 km from the northeast corner of the sea, in Jordan.

-- Nevatim Airbase; 38.2 km southwest.

-- Beersheva Airport. Elevation +925 ft.

60.1 km west.

-- Ben Gurion / Tel Aviv International Airport. Elevation +150 ft.

63 km northwest

-- Hatzerim Airbase

72.9 km west

It is rare for people to drown in the Dead Sea - but it does happen sometimes. Because of the extremely high amount of salt in the water, it's impossible to swim (as we know it); if you try, you just kinda bob up to the surface of the water again and float.

The water may look clear and clean to swim in, but do not be deceived, and do not jump in and splash around. And do not, under any circumstances, dive in.

What causes some of the drownings in the Dead Sea is the panic that results if you get too much water in your eyes (be warned: this burns 'n stings like crazy).

A large number of scrolls were found in the caves near Qumran, close to the Dead Sea, and they cover a whole range of spiritual and secular issues. Some of the scrolls were books from the Hebrew Bible. They do show modern scholars the wording of scriptures in pre-Christian times, but of course they were written centuries earlier, then copied and kept at Qumran for spiritual purposes. Some prescribe life in the community and penalties for disobedience. Others contain semi-historical information about the founders of the Qumran community. Many of the 'scrolls' are mere scraps, and scholars have difficulty agreeing on what they represent, let alone why they were written.

The Dead Sea is much saltier than other seas. The dissolved salt increases the density of the water, making it easier to float on.

The Tel Aviv beach is about 40 mins away by Car.

The Dead Sea is about 1.15min away by Car.

They can be buried or cremated, or used for science with the highly likely fate of being buried afterwards.

One of the saltiest water bodies in the world, the sea supports no life. The reason exactly is: The high salt content causes osmosis to occur on a huge scale. Osmosis means the number of water molecules outside of something and the number of water molecules inside of something has to be the equal. Since there is "more salt, less water" outside of the fish and "less salt, more water" inside of the fish, the Dead Sea literally draws water out of fish the fish, killing it. Same principle with plants. The salt content draws excess water and puffiness out of the person's body relieving some of the pain from inflammation. If we were to stay in it too long the same thing that happens to the fish would happen to us. Also the Dead Sea contains many minerals that we absorb. These minerals can cause some health benefits. During rainy seasons, the water is diluted, dropping the overall salt content. Once the salt content is dropped, the Dead Sea springs to life with bacteria. Normally the Dead Sea does have some bacteria in it. The high salt content also causes people to easily float in the water. (Same concepts apply to the Great Salt Lake.)

1. its located between Israel and Jordan

2. it is almost impossible to drown in it

3. it is called the dead sea cause there are no organic living orginisims that can suvive besides fungi and bacteria

4. it is the saltiest large body of water in the world

The saltiest ocean in the world is the northern portion of the Atlantic Ocean. However the saltiest body of water in the world is Don Juan Pond in Antarctica and the saltiest sea is the Dead Sea.

because Jesus Christ took the sand of the dead sea and placed on a person who had a disease and he was healed

It is called dead because it is thought to be without life by most people. The high salt content in the water ensures there is no life in the waters resulting in a dead (lifeless) sea.

The Dead Sea is around 8.6 times more salty than a ocean. This salinity makes for a harsh environment where animals cannot flourish, because they cannot drink it, hence its name.

There is however some algae that actually thrive in this water. They are specially adapted and to my knowledge are not found elsewhere in the world.

There may also be bacteria called halophilis, an archeabactera that can survive in extreme conditions.

Metaphorically, the Dead Sea is called that because water does not flow out of it. All rivers lead in, none go out--as if the river dies in it.

There is a thriving tourist industry as people visit the lowest place on earth, float on the water and take the salt and mud baths.

Also there is chemical industry that extracts the salt and potash and sells it around the world.

Because its dead as opposed to other oceans with oxygen and living organisms in them.

The Dead Sea is salty because it has no outlets. Any minerals which flow into it stay there. All bodies of fresh water have outlets which allow them to dispose of dissolved minerals which flow into them from their sources. Oceans and seas typically have no outlets (although there are exceptions; the Mediterranean Sea is saltier than the Atlantic Ocean, and loses mineral-laden water by a deep outflow layer).
There are three factors which contribute to the salinity of the Daed Sea. First, the Dead Sea was formed by a rift in two tectonic plates. The spreading of the two plates created a low spot, which is still sinking, near several rivers. Then, it is land locked, and several rivers lead to the Dead Sea, but no rivers carry water away from the Dead Sea. Finally, the Dead Sea is located in a very hot climate. So, a very sunken body of water is continually being fed more salt water from rivers where the hot temperatures evaporate the water leaving the salt minerals behind.
the dead sea is below sea level and so can't drain into the sea. salt is dissolved into the river Jordan which empties into the dead sea. because it is in a desert there isn't enough water to fill it up and flush it into the sea so the salt accumulates. if there was adequate water fall the region (large parts of Israel and Jordan) would be a massive fresh water lake but the desert doesn't allow this to happen.

First of all, it won't be pleasant! Secondly, a little will do no harm, but a lot will make you go; mad.

According to archaeological and paleographic examination as well as carbon-14 tests, the Dead Sea Scrolls were written between the third century BCE and the first century CE; the majority of the texts were written in the first and second centuries CE. (Most texts discovered at Qumran were not originally composed by the Dead Sea sect. Examination and testing provide estimations of when scribes made copies of the texts; their content reveals when they were composed.) The texts were composed from the birth of the nation of Israel with the composition of the Bible; the dates of composition continue until the turn of the Common Era.