Sandwiched in a rift valley between Jordan to the east and and Israel to the west lies an unusual salt lake; this happens to be the lowest land-based
Sandwiched in a rift valley between Jordan to the east and and Israel to the west lies an unusual salt lake; this happens to be the lowest land-based place on Earth, with its surface lying below sea level. The Dead Sea is a place of unique, surreal beauty. Its unearthly vistas and weird, hypersaline waters attract tourists from all over the world. Here are two pretty distinctive ones, covered in mud. It must have seemed a good idea at the
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