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What are the characteristics of the Dead Sea?
Because the salt content of the Dead Sea is too high, not only are there no fish and shrimp in the water, but even any plants on the surrounding shore can't survive. Fish swim along the Jordan River, but as soon as they touch the water in the Dead Sea, they will die immediately. As long as people taste the water here, their tongues will sting. Because of the high density of water, tourists can read as comfortably as lying in bed.

For a long time, there are two completely different views on the evolution of the Dead Sea: one thinks that the Dead Sea is drying up day by day, and in the near future, the Dead Sea will cease to exist and become a real dead sea; Another view is that the Dead Sea is not lifeless stagnant water, its future is boundless, and it is the future world ocean.

People who hold the former view believe that in the long years of thousands of years, the Dead Sea has evaporated and concentrated day after day and year after year, with fewer and fewer lakes and higher salinity. In addition, there is little rain in that place all the year round, and the temperature in summer is as high as 50℃ or above. The only Jordan River that supplies it with water has to be used for irrigation, so it is in danger of water shortage.

Another view is that the Dead Sea is located at the lowest point of the famous Syrian-African fault zone, which is still in its primary stage. One day, cracks will appear at the bottom of the Dead Sea, and seawater will emerge from the depths of the earth's crust. With the continuous expansion of cracks, new oceans will be created. The strong proof of this view is that a large crack with a depth of 2800 meters has been found on the seabed of the Red Sea, which is in the same structural zone as the Dead Sea, and develops slowly, with salt water pouring out from the depths of the earth's crust.