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Dead Sea 2

Salt crystals precipitated from the Dead Sea - Jordanian side.

The surface of the sea is about 430 meters BELOW sea level and is the lowest place on the surface of the earth.

The salinity of the water is around 33% (or about 8 times saltier than the ocean).

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Uploaded on June 18, 2012
Taken on May 23, 2012