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1) Dead Sea Depression - The lowest point on Earth. Elevation: 413 meters below sea level (approximate and fluctuating) Country: Israel, Jordan, Syria. Latitude/Longitude: 31°32′N 35°29′E. The Dead Sea Depression is an extensive area of land that is below sea level.
Oct 26, 2022 · 1. Dead Sea, Jordan/Israel - 414 meters below sea level. The Dead Sea in Israel. The Dead Sea, or Al-Baḥr Al-Mayyit (Arabic), or Yam HaMelaẖ (Hebrew), is a hypersaline lake that marks the lowest point on the Earth's superficial surface (414 meters/1,358 feet below sea level).
All figures are in meters below mean sea level (as locally defined), arranged by depth, lowest first: Africa. Antarctica. Asia. Europe. Areas of the Netherlands located above sea level (right) compared to dry land (left). North America. Sea level sign (2/3 of the way up the cliff face) above Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, USA. Oceania.
Mar 10, 2024 · The Dead Sea is the world’s lowest point of land at 1,388 feet (423 meters) below sea level, more than twice as deep as the remaining areas below sea level. Sitting between Israel and Jordan, the Dead Sea is incredibly saline, at 33.7%, and mostly devoid of life. The Sea of Galilee, Jordan
Aug 31, 2023 · The elevations of places around the world are either positive numbers, indicating an elevation above sea level, or negative numbers, indicating an elevation below sea level. Using this Mean Sea Level system, the Dead Sea, located in Israel, has been determined to be the lowest point on Earth.
Feb 20, 2020 · The Salton Sea (227 feet/69 meters below sea level) in Southern California, which makes the top 10 of some low spot lists that fold the Sea of Galilee into the Dead Sea, once rivaled Palm...
Image credit: NASA. June 12, 2008 by Fraser Cain. Lowest Point on Earth. The lowest point on land is the Dead Sea that borders Israel, the West Bank and Jordan. It’s 420 meters below sea level....
