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    November 27, 2023

    The Dead Sea is a salt lake in the Jordan Rift Valley and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The surface of the lake is 430 m below sea level; This makes its banks the lowest land elevations on earth. With a weight content of 34.2%, the lake is one of the most saline bodies of water.
    The Dead Sea is rapidly retreating. The area is now 605 sq km, in 1930 it was 1,050 sq km.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea

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