Question

In which continent is the Dead Sea located?
A. Australia
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. Europe

Answer 1

Hint: It is located between Jordan in the east and Israel in the west.

Complete answer:
The Dead Sea is also called the Sea of Salt. This landlocked Salt Lake is situated in between Jordan and Israel. It has the lowest elevation and is the lowest water body on the surface of the Earth. At the beginning of the year, 1960 Jordan and Israel began to start diverting the water flow from the Jordan river to increase the flow in The Dead Sea as the increased flow of the lake’s water led to an increase in commercial purposes. This resulted in the form of water in the Dead Sea’s water level.

The main reason why the Dead Sea is called “Dead” is because of the high salinity in the water it prevents the living organisms to live in it like aquatic plants and animals but bacteria and microbial fungi are present in it. The dead sea is not a sea actually but it’s a lake and it is lowest (423 meters) below the sea level which makes it the Earth’s lowest elevation on the land.

As there is a high concentration of Salt in the water it means that people can easily float in the water due to natural buoyancy. The Dead Sea is 8.6 times saltier than any other ocean and is 67 kilometres long and 18 kilometres wide at the widest point.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
The Dead Sea is called a sea because of the high amount of salt present in it which is only good for commercial purposes. Due to the high density in the water people are able to float in it even if they don’t know how to swim.