Map Of The Dead Sea

Map of dead sea region area hotels. It lies in the jordan rift valley and its main tributary is the jordan river.

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The dead sea lies in the s end of the jordan valley occupying the 53 deepest miles in israel with an average breadth of 10 miles.

Map of the dead sea. Beginning in the 1960s however israel and jordan. البحر الميت al bahr al mayyit is a salt lake bordered by jordan to the east and israel and the west bank to the west. Here is a map of the dead sea area in israel.

For several decades in the mid 20th century the standard value given for the surface level of the lake was some 1300 feet 400 metres below sea level. The name dead sea has been applied to it since the 2nd cent ad and it was also called the asphalt sea by early writers or lake asphaltitis. That the lake is at the lowest point means that water does not drain from this lake.

The dead sea is located in the syro african rift a 4000 mile fault line in the earths crust. Discover the dead sea the lowest place on earth in all its glory learn about why the dead sea is called the dead sea dead sea maps dead sea activities dead sea hotels and many others await for you in this guide. These maps are coming from the public domain.

The dead sea dead sea. Locate dead sea region hotels on a map based on popularity price or availability and see tripadvisor reviews photos and deals. Sea of salt also called the salt sea is a salt lake in jordan to the east and in the west bank and israel to the west.

Its surface and shores are below sea level the lowest elevation on the earths surface on dry land. ים המלח yam ha melah lit. Dead sea from mapcarta the free map.

The lowest point of dry land on earth is the shoreline of the dead sea at 1300 feet below sea level. Here you find a collection of maps about dead sea for you to download andor to print. The dead sea the deepest hypersaline lake in the world is on the border between israel and jordan.

The dead sea is deep the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. The dead sea has the lowest elevation and is the lowest body of water on the surface of earth. The dead sea hebrew.

Dead Sea Over Shaded Relief Map