where is the lowest point on earth on land and how far below sea level is it?

Answer 1

The lowest point on earth is in the Middle East - the Dead Sea.
The dead sea has two shores, one from the Jordanian side, and the other in Palestine/Israel.
Marriot Dead Sea (In Jordan) states that it is 373 meters below sea level, although Wikipedia states it's 418 meters.
The Dead sea is more of a lake than a sea.
The quantity of salt in the sea cant be imagined! you can't actually swim in the dead sea, you can only float :)
I usually go there every week to relax:
here's a nice link about it all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_sea

Visit Jordan for your holidays! So many awesome places to see

Answer 2

A search for "lowest point on earth" quickly showed that the shoreline of the Dead Sea, on the border of Israel and Jordan in the Middle East, is the lowest land area on Earth. The altitude of the Dead Sea shoreline is approximately 1,300 feet (400 meters) below sea level.
The lowest point on Earth is getting even lower. According to an article on Middle East Online, the Dead Sea was 1,293 feet below sea level 40 years ago, but today it's 1,360 feet below sea level. The Friends of the Earth - Middle East environmental organization says the Dead Sea's water level is dropping by about three feet (one meter) every year.

Researchers point to development in the region as the cause of the problem. Dams, reservoirs, and irrigation systems have diverted water from rivers that once fed the sea, greatly reducing the water that flows into it. Mineral extraction has also lowered the Dead Sea water levels.

While this news isn't great for the area, it does secure the Dead Sea's claim as the lowest point on Earth not covered with water.

Answer 3

I was just reading about this for my geography class today, that the lowest point is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean. It's 11,033 meters (36,200 ft) below sea level. It's deeper than Mount Everest is high, 8,850 meters above sea level.

Answer 4

Lowest Point in the World (and Asia)
Dead Sea shore, Israel-Jordan: 1369 feet / 417.5 meters below sea level.

Answer 5

The shore of the Dead Sea. It is 402 metres below sea level
The Dead Sea is part of the international boundary between Israel and Jordan. Its geographic location by latitude and longitude is 31degrees 30 mins. N and 35 degrees 30 mins E.

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Answer 6

Dead Sea- 1371 ft below sea level,

Some might nit pick and cite areas in Anarctica where the rock surface is further than that but is covered by solid ice.
I think Dead Sea is the best answer for all practical purposes

Answer 7

I think I remember it being the Dead Sea. not sure how far below sea level it is though.

Answer 8

That would be the Dead Sea - 1292 feet below sea level (394m)

Answer 9

your question is slightly complicated yet death Valley, California, has a factor that's 280 ft below sea point if that facilitates. (that's in North usa in case you probably did no longer comprehend)

Answer 10

the answer is the Mariana Trench. It is just above indonesia and to the east of China. It goes down 35,798 feet. It gets so pressurized that it is hard for people to explore it.