The holy quran says that the area near Jerusalem is "adna" which means either closest or lowest
2007-01-27 16:12:50 · 8 answers · asked by Saleh A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The Dead Sea (Hebrew: ים המלח); (Arabic: البحر الميت) is the Earth's lowest point not covered by ice, at 418 metres (1,371 ft) below sea level and falling[2], and the deepest hypersaline lake in the world at 330 m (1,083 ft) deep. It is the saltiest body of water on Earth with a salinity of about 30%.[3] This is about 8.6 times greater than the average ocean salinity. It measures 67 kilometres (42 mi) long, up to 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide, and is located on the border between the West Bank, Israel, and Jordan, and lies in the Jordan Rift Valley. The main tributary is the Jordan River.
2007-01-27 16:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by paul13051956 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Dead (or Salt) Sea in Israel is the lowest point on Earth. About 1200 m below sea level.
2007-01-28 00:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mariana Trench, a trench in the Pacific Ocean is situated 11034 m or 11.034 km below mean sea level and is thus the lowest point on our planet- Earth.
2007-01-28 04:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by Akhil Jain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dead Sea Valley in Jordan
2007-01-28 08:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dead Sea
2007-01-28 01:35:47 · answer #5 · answered by Lynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My vote is for the Dead Sea
2007-01-28 00:48:05 · answer #6 · answered by MT C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Dead Sea in Israel
2007-01-30 13:39:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was told that the lowest elevation on earth was death valley but who knows??? its not like i pay close attention in school
2007-01-28 00:16:16 · answer #8 · answered by 1tuffcookie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋