The Uniquely Unique Dead Sea: Why Do So Many People Want to Visit, But No One Dare to Swim?
The Dead Sea is a inland salt lake located at the junction of Jordan, Palestine, and Israel, which is the northern extension of the East African Rift Valley. The west bank is the Judean Mountains, and the east bank is the Western Jordan Plateau. The West Bank is Israel and Palestine, and the east side is Jordan. It is worth mentioning that after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the Israeli army has occupied the entire West Bank.
The Dead Sea has a very high buoyancy
North-south is 86 kilometers long, east-west width is 16 kilometers, respectively. The Dead Sea is the lowest lake in the world, with a lake surface altitude of -430.5 meters and a maximum depth of 380.29 meters. The Jordan River flows in from the north. The Dead Sea lake and its shoreline are all rich in very high salinity, which is 8.6 times that of ordinary seawater, so fish and other aquatic life cannot survive there. However, scientists have found that there are still green algae and bacteria in the sediments at the bottom of the Dead Sea. There are no flowers growing on the shore and surrounding areas, so people call it "Dead Sea". So the Dead Sea is a large salt storage. It is estimated that the total salt content of the Dead Sea is about 13 billion tons.
The Dead Sea is one of the earliest health resorts. Because the Dead Sea's seawater is not only high in salt content but also rich in minerals, it has a calming and analgesic effect when soaked, and can treat arthritis and other chronic diseases. It attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year for vacation and health. The black mud on the seabed of the Dead Sea is rich in minerals, which is a good skincare product; it has become a valuable export product for both Israel and Jordan. They opened dozens of health resorts and spas on the shore of the Dead Sea, covering vacationers from head to toe with black mud, leaving only two eyes and lips exposed. In addition, the Dead Sea is the place with the highest air pressure on earth. The air contains a large amount of oxygen, making people feel very comfortable breathing.
Therefore, the Dead Sea is worth visiting. However, the transportation network of the Dead Sea is not well developed. In addition, the Dead Sea's area has decreased by nearly 30% in the past 50 years, with an average of one meter per year. It is expected that the Dead Sea will gradually dry up within 100 years. To stop the death of the Dead Sea, Jordan decided to divert water from the Red Sea in the south to supplement the water volume of the Dead Sea. Do you think it's feasible?
