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August 22, 2011

Saltier than any ocean

The Dead Sea is 8.6 times saltier than any ocean.

The salt concentration wavers around 31.5%.

The Dead Sea is named "dead" because the high salinity doesn't allow aquatic organisms, like fish and aquatic plants living in the sea. But, tiny amounts of microbial fungi and bacteria live there.


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