layer of salt on the dead sea in israel - dead sea stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
{"Image ImageDescription": "Salt in the Dead Sea, Israel. The Dead Sea, also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, and Palestine and Israel to the west. Its surface and shores are 429 metres below sea level, Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 304 m deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 34.2% salinity it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, 9.6 times as salty as the ocean. This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea is 50 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley and its main tributary is the Jordan River.", "Image Copyright": "stevenallan"}