This Landsat 7 satellite image shows the entire extent of the modern Dead Sea on August 7, 1999.
n the Jordan rift valley, the continents of Africa and Asia are pulling apart from each other, and the land in between has been subsiding for millennia. The sinking has created the Dead Sea: rivers (most notably the Jordan River) drain into the deep basin created by the parting tectonic plates. The lake surface is nearly 400 meters (1,300 feet) below sea level, making it the lowest surface feature on Earth. The only outlet for the water is evaporation. Deep waters are dark blue, while pale blue shows salt ponds and wetlands to the south. The pale pink and sand-colored regions are desert lands, while pale green shows vegetation. The mottled mixed of green and purple-gray are urban sites. Long, linear features running across the landscape are major roads.
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