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What makes this water so salty?
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Next: why you float ↗The Dead Sea,
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A landlocked salt lake. A remarkable landscape.
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Why is it called
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Its very salty water keeps fish and most familiar aquatic life from surviving here. But it is not completely lifeless: salt-adapted microorganisms have been studied in the lake.
The story behind the nameCome see it for yourself.
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There is more beneath the surface.
The stories behind the Scrolls
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Next: the Dead Sea in the Bible ↗
A changing shoreline
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Next: understanding sinkholes ↗THE SCIENCE OF THE DEAD SEA
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