Monday, January 5, 2015

Floating


The Dead Sea (Arabic: البحر الميتAbout this sound al-Baḥr al-Mayyit ,Hebrew: יָם הַ‏‏מֶּ‏‏לַ‏ח, Yām HaMélaḥ, "Sea of Salt", also Hebrew: יָם הַ‏‏מָּוֶת, Yām HaMā́weṯ, "The Sea of Death, Yam Hamelakh  and "The Salt Sea") is the lowest place on earth, roughly 1,300 feet  below sea level. The sea is 34 miles long, 1,000 feet deep and up to 11 miles wide.. It is fed by the Jordan River with no outflow. The evaporation rate is extremely high.   Visitors can float effortlessly on the waters of the Dead Sea due to its concentration of minerals, which is the highest in the world. The salinity is about 34%. The Dead Sea seawater has a density of 1.240 kg/L, which makes swimming similar to floating.   Floating is a novelty that makes visiting the Dead Sea a amazing.  Many visitors come for the therapeutic value of the mud and salt water. People with skin disorders such as psoriasis and ailments such as arthritis have found relief from treatments using the Sea's natural resources. 
 
 
 

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