Fun fact 1 about Dead Sea
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The name 'Dead Sea' occasionally appears in Hebrew literature as Yām HamMāvet, meaning 'Sea of Death'.
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Dead Sea
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Area
605 km²
Max depth
306 m
Countries
Jordan, Israel, Palestinian Territories
The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
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