Place details
Place nameDead Sea
Other namesHaMelah, Yam, Yam HaMelah, Yam-Ha-Melah, Mayyit, Al-Bahr al-, Al-Bahr al-Mayyit, Bahret Lut, Bareht Lut, Al-Bahr, Al-Mayyit, Yam Hamela, Muerto, Mar, Mer Morte, Lacus Asphaltites, East Sea, Salt Sea, Sea of the Plain
Latitude31.417
Longitude35.417
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Fed by Jordan river & has no outlet; is the lowest point on the earth's surface: 1,300 feet below the level of the Mediterranean Sea; was prominent in biblical history, including site of ancient Sodom & Gomorrah.