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There are many unique natural objects in the world. Of course, like any other person, I would have dreamed of seeing all of them, and therefore I could not ignore the place that I want to talk about in this essay. Moreover, it is unique in several of its parameters at once. Firstly, this lake has no analogues in terms of water composition, and secondly, the shores of this lake are the lowest land point on the planet.
As you might have guessed, we are talking about the Dead Sea. In fact, it is not a sea, but a lake belonging to the class of hypersaline lakes. There are not so many reservoirs with such a concentration of salts on the planet, and the composition of the salts, moreover, is unique. The shores of the Dead Sea belong to two countries: Israel and Jordan. I was lucky to be on the Israeli side.
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Despite the fact that the coastal zone is densely built up, the landscape is rather dull. There is a lack of fresh water.
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We stayed at the Le Meridien hotel, we liked it very much. No, I didn't get paid to advertise. :)
The uniqueness of the water composition is due to the fact that the lake was formed on the site of the Syrian-African fault, as a result of which various minerals enter the water. Unlike other hypersaline lakes, the salt composition of the Dead Sea is more diverse and has a high content of bromides and iodides. It is believed that its water has a number of medicinal properties, and therefore there are hotels on the banks in which people who come from all over the world stop to improve their health.
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Almost all hotels have pools with Dead Sea water.
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Since many disabled people come for treatment, most hotels offer a service for people with disabilities.
Since the lake itself is located at the fault site, its shores are located well below sea level, and are the lowest point on land, in some places dropping to 420 meters below sea level. Given that the fault continues to deepen, this value changes by -1 m year.
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The lowest McDonald's on Earth.
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You can’t swim in the Dead Sea for a long time, so many hotels have fresh water pools.
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General view of the area.
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It is not entirely clear why the lifeguards are here.
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Due to the high salinity, it is almost impossible to drown, this is not shallow water, people really lie on the water.
The feeling when you go into the water is quite unusual - you seem to be walking not on water, but on oil, or on a thick viscous substance that elastically resists when exposed. The water in the Dead Sea is more than 8 times richer in salt than ocean water, and it tastes acrid and bitter (yes, I tried a couple of drops). It is impossible to stay in it for a long time, since the beneficial effect develops into a harmful one. The recommended time is 5-10 minutes. Tourists who come to the lake for one day will not be cured of anything, of course. To get a significant effect, you need to live on the beach for at least a couple of weeks, taking the procedures daily. However, if you are not sick with anything, then it is better not to rest in these places, because the entertainment infrastructure is not developed, and there is only one desert around. As for indications, Dead Sea water is especially often prescribed for people with skin diseases, psoriasis or eczema.
We invite you to look at the world from the lowest points of the Earth - and there are such places on every continent, they are located much below sea level. In the compilation, I will talk about seven such places.
There are many places on the planet where you are standing on dry land, while the world's sea level means that you are actually submerged. Let's start with the Dead Sea in Asia. Also called the Salt Sea, it is located between Palestine, Israel and Jordan. Its shores and surface are located at 422 meters below sea level. This is the lowest piece of land on earth. 
This is followed by Lake Assal in Africa, it is located in Djibouti, Ethiopia. The lake lies 155 meters below sea level in the Afar lowland. This is the lowest landmass in Africa and the second on Earth after the Dead Sea. The water here is one of the most saline in the world - 34.8% salt concentration, which exceeds the concentration in the Dead Sea and ten times the salinity level in the ocean
There is a place in Antarctica called the Westfold Hills, which is 50 meters below sea level. For your information, the deepest place on Earth not covered by liquid water is the Bentley Trench in Antarctica at 2,555 meters below sea level. The depression is covered with a huge layer of ice. The deepest place on Earth covered with liquid water is the Mariana Trench. 
Similar places exist in North America. Death Valley is a desert located in the southwestern United States. Located within the Mojave Desert, the intermountain basin is the lowest, driest, and hottest place in America. A site called Badwater in Death Valley is the lowest place in the US, at 86 meters below sea level. Surprisingly, this point is only 76 miles east of Mount Whitney, the highest point at 4422 meters. Death Valley is also considered the place where one of the highest temperatures on Earth was recorded, on July 13, 1913 in Furnace Creek the temperature rose to 56.7 ° C. Above only the world record of 58° recorded in Libya on September 13, 1922 
In South America is Laguna Del Carbon with a depth of 105 meters below sea level. Laguna del Carbon (Coal Lagoon) is a salt lake located in Argentina. It is the lowest point in the Western in the Southern Hemispheres and the seventh lowest point on Earth. Pay attention to the quality of the road surface in the Argentinean desert... 
The lowest point in Europe is the Caspian Sea. Its basin area is 371,000 square kilometers, which is about 10 percent of the world's closed water basins. The ancient inhabitants considered the Caspian Sea an ocean, probably because of its salinity and apparent immensity. The sea is a drainless lake, and the water in it is salty, with an average salinity of 1.2%. This is the lowest place in Europe with a depth of 28 meters below the level 
We visited every continent, only Australia remained. There is such a place here too - Lake Eyre is the lowest point in Australia at a depth of 15 meters below sea level in the very center of the huge Eyre Basin, the largest lake in Australia 
It is difficult to determine from photographs, but almost everywhere the ocean was at least 20 meters higher than the point where the photographer stood ... Isn't it amazing that such places exist on Earth?
Earth lowlands
The earth's surface, as many people know, is by no means distinguished by smoothness and uniformity. On it there are mountains of a fairly decent height, as if reaching into the sky, and other similar formations, as well as depressions and lowlands.
Scientists have long sought to systematize such places on the surface of the planet, placing them "in order". At a certain historical moment (now few people remember, perhaps, with the exception of researchers of time epochs, when exactly this happened), it was decided to take the average level of the sea surface as a starting point here - when it is not subject to excessive excitement. One or another part of the planet's relief, which turned out to be higher than it, received a positive value for the number of meters that moved it away from sea level. If the situation was the other way around, the indicator was negative (i.e., with a minus sign).
Meter Sea - -427 meters below sea level
Thus, in particular, the lowest land point on Earth was determined. It turned out to be an amazing and mysterious place - the legendary Dead Sea. It is located below the average level of the sea surface by more than 427 meters.
This hydronym has become famous almost all over the planet due to its amazing and unique properties that no other similar object in the world has. Swimming in its waters is virtually unrealistic, since they, by and large, do not exist. Due to the excessive - over thirty percent - concentration of all kinds of mineral substances in them, the existence of not a single form of life is impossible here, with the exception of only a number of bacteria, which is probably precisely why the sea is nicknamed the Dead.
The density of water in it is so great that any adult can even lie on certain parts of it. Those who are determined to dive there will soon have to give up this kind of attempt, because, having plunged even to the waist, they will immediately surface. By the way, one of the oldest historians nicknamed - probably just for such properties - the given hydronym Asfaltov.
What is the Met Sea famous for?
The aforementioned low point of land, however, became famous not only due to such a clear demonstration of the density of its waters, but rather because of their healing properties. Mineral salts extracted from them and collected from the bottom (which, by the way, in the widest part of the Dead Sea is at a depth of 377 meters from its surface) mud is considered to be extremely valuable because of its excellent therapeutic properties. These substances contain a fair amount of bromides, as well as iodine and a number of hormone-like compounds. This made it possible to turn their source into one of the most famous resorts, where thousands of people from different parts of the world come in the hope of finding healing from a considerable number of ailments. For those who do not have the opportunity to come to the Dead Sea, a great many cosmetic corporations and companies producing dietary supplements come to the rescue.
This place, among other things, is fanned by a mass of legends and is associated with a number of biblical events. In particular, it is believed that it was on its shores that Sodom and Gomorrah, mired in sins and therefore destroyed by the Creator, were located.
There is also a legend that by the second coming of Jesus Christ into this world, the Dead Sea will become full of life. How feasible this is will become clear in time. In the meantime, this amazing source of minerals gives people healing.
Incredible Facts
Imagine that you live in such a remote place that the mail comes to you once a year or you have reached the top of the highest place on Earth.
There are places unique in their kind, which are difficult to reach, which are famous for their extreme temperature, height, depth and other characteristics.
highest point on earth
Everest, at an altitude of 8848 m, is known as the highest peak on Earth, and it really is. However, it still depends on how you look at it. Technically, Everest's rocky peak is the highest piece of land above sea level. But since the Earth is not a perfect sphere, some of the lower points are actually "higher" in space. Mount Everest is less close to the moon and stars than another mountain that is relatively obscure and this is Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador. Its height is 6268 m, and despite the fact that it is not as high as Everest, it is actually closer to outer space due to the uneven shape of the Earth.
The highest point that can be reached by transport
In Tibet, the road Semo La, whose height is 5.565 m, will take you through an incredibly beautiful view and a dangerous pass. It is believed that the road Marsimik La is the highest pass in the world, but it all depends on what road can be considered accessible. The Semo La road can be reached by vehicle. The authorities believe that there are other higher and more distant roads, but they have not yet been documented.
The most remote island on earth
The most remote inhabited archipelago in the world is Tristan da Cunha which is located in the South Atlantic Ocean. Its main island is so small that it doesn't have an airstrip. About 300 people live on the island, sharing only 8 surnames, because of which the inhabitants of the country suffer from hereditary diseases such as asthma and glaucoma. The island was annexed by Great Britain in the 1800s and has a British postal code. And despite the fact that residents can order goods online, the delivery of goods takes a very long time. The island settlement itself is located 3200 km from the nearest continent.
deepest point in the ocean
Mariana Trench, southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, is the deepest point in the world's oceans. Its depth is 10,924 meters. If Mount Everest were placed in a trough, it would be covered with water for more than 1 mile. The pressure at the bottom of the trough is a thousand times stronger than at sea level. In 1960, the US Navy sent two naval officers to the bottom of a trough on the bathyscaphe Trieste. They were able to observe fish, shrimp and other creatures living on the ocean floor.
The lowest point on earth
Dead Sea is the lowest piece of land that is below sea level, at 423 m. On the border of Jordan and Israel, the road around the Dead Sea is also the lowest road on Earth. Due to the strong salinity, the Dead Sea is considered dead in the literal sense of the word, since not a single creature can live there.
The coldest, driest and wettest place on Earth
Antarctica This is a place of extremes. It is not inhabited all year round by people, as it is too cold here. In 1983, scientists recorded the lowest air temperature on Earth and it was 89.2 degrees below zero. Antarctica is also considered the wettest place and at the same time the driest place on Earth. It is considered the wettest not because of the rains, but simply because it is 98 percent covered in ice, and is technically very wet. However, since it is the coldest place on Earth, the least amount of precipitation is observed here - less than 5 cm per year, which makes Antarctica practically a desert.
The largest net vertical drop on Earth
Mount Thor V Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada represents 1.2 km of net vertical elevation difference. Mount Thor is the most famous peak in Canada and is made from pure granite. It is one of the favorite peaks for thrill-seekers and climbers.
The deepest ice on Earth
hollow bentley in Antarctica, it is a phenomenally thick layer of ice, whose depth is 2,555 m. It is the lowest point on Earth that is not covered by an ocean. The Bentley Basin is the size of Mexico, technically covered with water (ice), so the Dead Sea is still considered the lowest point on Earth.
The hottest place on earth
Death Valley known for its heat, but the city of El Azizia. In 1922, the air temperature here reached 57.7 °C. The record high temperature in Death Valley is 56.7 °C.
While some travelers strive to climb the highest mountains, others are in search of the deepest lowlands.
There are areas of land with a negative altitude relative to sea level on all continents, and each such area is truly unique. Some record lowlands were formed millions of years ago as a result of tectonic activity and today are hidden under the ice. Other lowlands are hidden under the surface of lakes and seas, and some are even considered anomalous zones.
Of particular interest to travelers and explorers are the lowlands that are not covered with water. Each of them can safely be called a unique natural attraction. There are very few completely dry lowlands on the planet, so travelers will have the opportunity to see the most beautiful rivers and lakes, as well as see for themselves how high the salt concentration is in such reservoirs.
The lowest land on the planet is the coast of the Dead Sea, where guests of three popular tourist countries can walk along: Syria, Israel and Jordan. The depth of the lowland is about 413 meters, it is extremely difficult to accurately estimate this parameter. The fact is that it completely depends on weather conditions, or rather, on the level of evaporation of sea water. During the period of drought, when evaporation is at its highest, the depth of the lowland can reach 413 meters, and after precipitation, it can rise by several meters in the shortest possible time.
Salt deposits remain the main feature of the unique coast, which form natural sculptures and landscapes of incredible beauty. It is the high level of salt in the water that attracts a huge number of adherents of health tourism to the Dead Sea coast. The lowest landmass on the planet is covered in unique salt deposits, contrasted with blue-green sea water.
The main secret of the Dead Sea and its surrounding landscapes is very simple - at the bottom of the reservoir there is a huge amount of salt-bearing rocks. Due to the high level of water evaporation, the amount of salt deposits on the coast is always very high, and in some places they form bizarre fossilized structures, the likes of which cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. Travelers who visit the western or eastern coast of the Dead Sea will be able to see not only unique salt deposits, but also amazingly beautiful mountain landscapes.
