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Divers Find Weird Salt 'Chimneys' at the Bottom Of Dead Sea — And They Revealed What It Can Do
The flow of fresh groundwater via the salty passage allows some of the salt to dissolve in it resulting in a concentrated brine, however, less dense than the Dead Sea water. The difference in the ...
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How a photographer captured this bizarre salt island in the Dead Sea
A few years ago Ricardo Braz was scrolling through Instagram when he spotted a picture of a tiny island made of salt in the Dead Sea. He added it to his bucket list. In December the 24-year-old ...
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Why is the sea salty?
The Dead Sea in the Middle East is an example of this. The high salt content increases the water's density, which is why people float in the Dead Sea more easily than in the ocean. This effect is seen ...