🌊 Fun Facts About the Dead Sea 1. Super Salty – 10 Times More Than Oceans The Dead Sea has a salt concentration of about 34%, which is nearly ten times saltier than most oceans. This extreme salinity makes the water so dense that your body automatically floats. 2. Earth’s Lowest Point Its shores sit at around 430 meters below sea level, making it the lowest land point on Earth. 3. Nothing Can Live in It Because of the salinity, no fish or plants live in the Dead Sea—hence the name “Dead” Sea. 4

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These two oceans meet but do not mix in the Gulf of Alaska, USA. Why do these waters not mix? Science: Because there is a huge difference in salinity between the clear water that comes from melting glaciers, which is cool and low in salt, while the water from the second ocean has a high salt concentration. Therefore, the two oceans have different densities, which makes them almost impossible to mix. Credit: Comrade Phils | All Facts Newspaper