5 amazing facts about the Dead Sea, Israel

The Dead Sea, is, of course, our favorite tourist spot in Israel. You might have guessed that already …but there are a number of amazing facts about the Dead Sea you might not know…here are our Top 5!

• The Dead Sea lives up to its name – there is very little chance of marine life in the high concentrates of salt and minerals!
• The amount of water that evaporates in to thin air from the Dead Sea is actually more than the volume of water that flows into the Dead Sea!
• The Dead Sea has the highest concentration of salt for any body of water in the world. Yes, the evaporation of water leaves amazing amounts of salt deposits behind (up to 340g of salt per liter of water).
• The Dead Sea is “virtually” split into two parts: the northern part of the Dead Sea is geared towards tourism and the health benefits available from the rich deposits of salt, while the southern part of the Dead Sea is largely based around the industrial usage of salts (the huge Dead Sea Works complex, impressively lit up at night, is at the southern end).
• The large amounts of natural bromide in the air is very good for your health, and another good reason why many tourists come to the Dead Sea on a “health trip”.