Dead Sea
Lowest lake anywhere
The Dead Sea is a salt lake between Israel and Jordan, known as the lowest point on Earth's surface.
Its extreme salinity—nearly ten times that of ocean water—prevents most life forms and allows swimmers to float effortlessly.
We bobbed like corks in the Dead Sea.
The name reflects its lifelessness. (Lowercase dead sea would be any lifeless body of water.)
Levantine nation or name
- IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
- PalestineLevantine coastal region
- Rift ValleyElongated lowland from faulting
- lowest pointMinimum possible position
basin · Jordan River · Negev · Middle East · West Bank · shoreline · recession · shrinking
Excessively high salt concentration
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- salt crystalsCrystallized sodium chloride
- haliteCrystalline sodium chloride ore
salt flats · evaporation · sodium chloride · salt deposits · crystallization · encrusted · brackish · salt pan
Ancient Judean mountain fortress
- HerodAncient Judean king
- EssenesAncient ascetic Hebrew sect
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
Byzantine · archaeology · Cleopatra · bitumen · ancient trade · excavation · ruins · artifacts
Destroyed city of vice
- GomorrahAncient symbol of depravity
- Lot's wifeBiblical figure turned crystalline
- EssenesAncient ascetic Hebrew sect
- John the BaptistProphet who baptized the Messiah
Promised Land · Canaan · Abraham · Moses · Jericho · pilgrimage · Holy Land · Genesis
Wet soil mixture
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
- skin careMaintaining the epidermis
magnesium · potassium · bromine · calcium · healing · wellness · resort · treatment
Unable to produce
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- starkSevere and unadorned
wasteland · solitude · isolation · emptiness · wilderness · uninhabited · extreme · otherworldly
Staying atop liquid
- unsinkableUnable to be submerged
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- weightlessHaving no heft
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
effortless · Archimedes · hydrostatic · upthrust · suspension · swimming · high density · surface tension
Jordan
Levantine nation or name
- IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
- PalestineLevantine coastal region
- Rift ValleyElongated lowland from faulting
lowest point · basin · Jordan River · Negev · Middle East · West Bank · shoreline · recession · shrinking · landlocked
hypersaline
Excessively high salt concentration
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- salt crystalsCrystallized sodium chloride
halite · salt flats · evaporation · sodium chloride · salt deposits · crystallization · encrusted · brackish · salt pan · saturation
Masada
Ancient Judean mountain fortress
- HerodAncient Judean king
- EssenesAncient ascetic Hebrew sect
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
antiquity · Byzantine · archaeology · Cleopatra · bitumen · ancient trade · excavation · ruins · artifacts · preservation
Sodom
Destroyed city of vice
- GomorrahAncient symbol of depravity
- Lot's wifeBiblical figure turned crystalline
- EssenesAncient ascetic Hebrew sect
John the Baptist · Promised Land · Canaan · Abraham · Moses · Jericho · pilgrimage · Holy Land · Genesis · divine judgment
mud
Wet soil mixture
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
skin care · magnesium · potassium · bromine · calcium · healing · wellness · resort · treatment · eczema
barren
Unable to produce
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
stark · wasteland · solitude · isolation · emptiness · wilderness · uninhabited · extreme · otherworldly · lunar landscape
floating
Staying atop liquid
- unsinkableUnable to be submerged
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- weightlessHaving no heft
density · effortless · Archimedes · hydrostatic · upthrust · suspension · swimming · high density · surface tension · body position
- IsraelIsrael, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Hebrew
- Biblical GeographyHoly Land, Israel, Judea, Galilee, Canaan
- Extreme Habitatshydrothermal vents, black smokers, sulfur springs, geysers, fumaroles
- Holy LandJerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Israel, Palestine
- Israel natureNegev, Jordan River, Mediterranean coast, Mount Carmel, Rift Valley
- Israeli PlacesTel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, Nazareth
Dead Seacoral reef
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
Great Barrier Reef · Amazon River · kelp forest · spawning grounds · tidal pool
Dead Seafreshwater lake
Inland unsalted water body
freshwater · Lake Baikal · Lake Superior · Great Lakes · sweet water
Dead SeaMount Everest
Earth's highest summit
Himalayas · alpine peak · mountain summit · Tibetan Plateau · Andes