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The Jordan River empties into this "Sea", Earth's lowest body of water |
the Dead Sea
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$400 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2024-10-31 |
#9194 |
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About 9 times as salty as the ocean, this sea, actually a lake, lies at the mouth of the Jordan River |
the Dead Sea
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$800 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
2021-11-10 |
#8508 |
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From the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River flows into this body of water that's about 300 square miles & shrinking |
the Dead Sea
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$1,200 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2019-11-08 |
#8090 |
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The ruins of Qumran, including some notable caves, overlook its northwest shore |
the Dead Sea
DD
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$5,200 |
J |
SEAS |
2019-07-24 |
#8043 |
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A land bridge called al Lisan separates this "corpselike" body of water into a southern basin & a northern basin |
the Dead Sea
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$400 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2016-11-09 |
#7398 |
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This lake holds 2 extreme world records: the saltiest & the lowest |
the Dead Sea
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$1,600 |
DJ |
LAND O' LAKES |
2004-11-06 |
#4640 |
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This saltiest body of water is so full of minerals that it keeps everyone afloat |
Dead Sea
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$800 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2002-05-24 |
#4095 |
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On the Israel-Jordan border:394 square miles |
Dead Sea
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$400 |
DJ |
GO JUMP IN A LAKE |
2000-02-04 |
#3555 |
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This "lifeless" lake is known in Arabic as the Sea of Lot |
the Dead Sea
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$100 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1997-09-19 |
#3000 |
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Fed by the Jordan River, it's the saltiest body of water on Earth |
Dead Sea
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$800 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
1997-05-19 |
#2941 |
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The Hebrew name of this lake is Yam Ha-Melah, or "Salt Sea" |
the Dead Sea
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$200 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1993-12-29 |
#2148 |
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By the time the Jordan reaches this sea, it drops almost 1300 feet below sea level |
the Dead Sea
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$600 |
DJ |
THE RIVER JORDAN |
1992-10-19 |
#1866 |
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Body of water that gave its name to a series of ancient scrolls that were found in nearby caves |
Dead Sea
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$300 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
1990-03-09 |
#1280 |
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The shore of this Israeli-Jordanian lake is the lowest point of land on Earth |
the Dead Sea
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$400 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
1989-10-10 |
#1172 |
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It's believed biblical Sodom stood near this body of water the Arabs call the Sea of Lot |
the Dead Sea
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$800 |
DJ |
SEAS |
1989-04-19 |
#1078 |
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With nearly 30% dissolved minerals, this inland "sea" is the world's saltiest body of water |
the Dead Sea
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$100 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
1988-04-11 |
#841 |
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Because it's 29% salts, it's almost impossible to drown in this "sea" |
the Dead Sea
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$200 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1986-05-12 |
#436 |
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The saltiest as well as the lowest body of water on Earth |
the Dead Sea
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$100 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
1985-03-20 |
#138 |