The Dead Sea shore lies about 430 meters below sea level
The shoreline of the Dead Sea sits roughly 430 meters below mean sea level — the lowest exposed land surface on Earth, and still dropping as the lake shrinks.
Extreme evaporation in the Jordan Rift leaves water so salty that swimmers float with little effort and minerals crust the beach.
Lowest is not empty. At Earth’s basement floor, salt, heat, and geology put on a show no alpine summit can match.
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