The Dead Sea is a salt lake between the West Bank and Israel to the west, and Jordan to the east. At 420 metres (1,378 ft) below sea level, its shores are the lowest point on Earth that are on dry land. At 330 m deep (1,083 feet), the Dead Sea is the deepest hypersaline lake in the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Happy 60th anniversary week, Israel! Photo of the Dead Sea by xnir. As he put it: The Dead Sea is a salt lake between the West Bank and Israel to the west, and Jordan to the east. At 420 metres (1,378 ft) below sea level, its shores are the lowest point on Earth that are … <\/p>\n
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