Salt shoreline of the Dead Sea
Djamil Al-Halbouni
GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany
Drone image of salt structures along the Eastern Dead Sea shoreline. Evaporation and wave action form fascinating salt domes with semi-circular pattern and layers along and perpendicular to the coast. A dried former submarine spring can be inferred in the upper right part.
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Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2017
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Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
7.2 MB
Aspect
4:3
Width
4000 px
Height
3000 px
Brand
Dji
Model
FC300X
Exposure
4 mm f/2.8 1/1000 s ISO 200
Software
Irfanview
Coordinates
31.3179, 35.5300
Tint
Brilliant bluish green
Submitted
2 February 2017
Taken
15 December 2016
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