5 awesome facts about the Lowest Place on Earth
The Dead Sea is a quite stunning place, and once you’ve seen it and had a bit of a float in it, or a nice pampering session in one of the amazing Dead Sea Hotels, you’ll be hooked.
But in addition to the amazing experience you can have there, there are some amazing facts that we’re sure you have no idea of… and here are our Top 5 awesome facts about the Dead Sea!
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The Dead Sea is, well, pretty dead – there is very little chance of marine life in the high concentrates of salt and minerals!
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The amount of water that evaporates in to thin air from the Dead Sea is actually more than the volume of water that flows into the Dead Sea!
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The Dead Sea has a lot of salt in it – in fact, it has the highest concentration of salt of any body of water in the world. Yes, the evaporation of water leaves amazing amounts of salt deposits behind (up to 340g of salt per liter of water).
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The Dead Sea is “virtually” split into two parts: the northern part of the Dead Sea is geared towards tourism and the health benefits available from the rich deposits of salt, while the southern part of the Dead Sea is largely based around the industrial usage of salts (the huge Dead Sea Works complex, impressively lit up at night, is at the southern end).
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The large amounts of natural bromide in the air is very good for your health, and another good reason why many tourists come to the Dead Sea on a “health trip”.
