Salt from the SeaThe shoreline of the Dead Sea is ringed with white layers of salt, deposited out of
Salt from the SeaThe shoreline of the Dead Sea is ringed with white layers of salt, deposited out of the hypersaline water. The salinity gives the Dead Sea its name - no life besides bacteria can endure it - and is a result of its nature as an “endorheic” lake. The Dead Sea and the surrounding watershed form a closed drainage basin within the Jordan Rift Valley; water flows in from the River Jordan and Wadi Mujib, but has no way to escape besides evaporation and seepage, a situation that is referred to as endorheic. High evaporation rates in the hot, dry climate lead to the concentration of minerals in the water, creating highly saline conditions and ribbons of white deposits tracing its shores. -CELSource: http://bit.ly/2oiJ1JjImage: http://bit.ly/2pnSCR1 Credit: Djamil Al-Halbouni (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu) -- source link
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