| Dead Sea | |
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A view of the sea from the Jordanian shore with the hills of the
West Bank in the background
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Dead Sea
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| Location | Western Asia |
| Coordinates | 31°30′N 35°30′E / 31.500°N 35.500°E / 31.500; 35.500 |
| 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)[1] (northern basin only) |
| Max. width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 605 km2 (234 sq mi) (2016)[2] |
| Average depth | 188.4 m (618 ft)[3] |
| Max. depth | 298 m (978 ft) (elevation of deepest point, 728 m (2,388 ft) BSL [below sea level], minus current surface elevation) |
| Water volume | 114 km3 (27 cu mi)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 135 km (84 mi) |
| Surface elevation | −430.5 m (−1,412 ft) (2016)[4] |
| References | [3][4] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
| Dead Sea | |
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|
A view of the sea from the Jordanian shore with the hills of the
West Bank in the background
|
|
|
Dead Sea
|
|
| Location | Western Asia |
| Coordinates | 31°30′N 35°30′E / 31.500°N 35.500°E / 31.500; 35.500 |
| 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)[1] (northern basin only) |
| Max. width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 605 km2 (234 sq mi) (2016)[2] |
| Average depth | 188.4 m (618 ft)[3] |
| Max. depth | 298 m (978 ft) (elevation of deepest point, 728 m (2,388 ft) BSL [below sea level], minus current surface elevation) |
| Water volume | 114 km3 (27 cu mi)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 135 km (84 mi) |
| Surface elevation | −430.5 m (−1,412 ft) (2016)[4] |
| References | [3][4] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
