Dead Sea

Earth's lowest point on land and saltiest large body of water/Landforms

The Dead Sea sits 430 meters below sea level, making its shores the lowest point on Earth's land surface. Its water is nearly 10 times saltier than the ocean, with a salinity of about 34%. This extreme salt concentration makes the water so dense that humans float effortlessly on its surface, which has been a tourist attraction since the Roman era. The Dead Sea is shrinking at an alarming rate — its surface has dropped about 1 meter per year in recent decades.