Question

Dead Sea is located in__________?
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Egypt
D) Israel

Answer 1

Hint: The Dead Sea is the deepest hypersaline lake in the world and is 306 m deep. It is 9.6 times salty than other oceans. This salinity makes it a harsh environment for the animals, hence its name.

Complete answer:
The Dead Sea, also known as the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Israel to the west and Jordan to the east. Its shores and surface are 427 meters below the sea level which is the Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. Though Lake Assal (Djibouti) (34.8%), Lagoon Garabogazköl in the Caspian Sea (up to 35%), Lake Vanda in Antarctica (35%), and some other hypersaline lakes and ponds of McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica have reported higher salinities; it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water with 34.2% salinity. It is 9.6 times salty than other oceans. This salinity makes the Dead Sea a harsh environment in which animals cannot flourish. Its main tributary is the Jordan River and it lies in the Jordan Rift Valley. Over thousands of years, the Dead Sea attracted all visitors from around the Mediterranean basin.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: Biblically, this was a place of refuge for King David and one of the world's first health resorts. From balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers, the Dead Sea has been the supplier of a variety of products. People use minerals and salt from the Dead Sea to create many cosmetics and herbal sachets.