Dead Sea Poster

The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the Israeli-occupied West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
  • Location: Western Asia
  • Lake type: Endorheic · Hypersaline
  • Primary inflows: Jordan River
  • Primary outflows: None
  • Catchment area: 41,650 km² (16,080 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Jordan, Palestine (Israeli-occupied West Bank), Israel
  • Max. length: 50 km (31 mi) (northern basin only)

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org