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picture: A bird's eye view of the Dead Sea.
Bottom left: Tourists
from all over the world visit the Dead Sea to benefit from the health-giving minerals
of the famous Black Mud.
Bottom Right: Natural sea salt and mineral
concentrate on the Dead Sea. | 
Deep
in the valley of Jordan lies one of nature's wonders -- the Dead Sea. Located
between the border between Jordan and Isreal, the Dead Sea lies 400m below sea
level, and is the lowest point on earth.
Measuring
50km long and 17km wide, the Sea was formed over 3 million years ago during a
great earthquake. A small fracture appeared in the Jordan rift valley and seawater
rushed in, forming a great lake. The dry climate and high evaporation rate of
the region gradually increased the concentration of minerals in the water. Chalk
and gypsum precipated along the length of its banks. The lake eventually ended
its relationship with the sea to become what we now know as the Dead Sea. Today,
the Dead Sea is fed by the Jordan River and numerous mineral speings that pour
its bounty of precious minerals in the most salty body of water on earth.
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