Shoreline retreat at the Dead Sea
by Djamil Al-Halbouni, GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany
Captured by a drone, this image shows the structures left over by the retreating lake on the Eastern side of the Dead Sea. Each line corresponds to the recession of one year, leaving behind features formed by wave action and evaporation and colored by the prevailing minerals.
Taken on 12
December
2016
Submitted on 2 Feb 2017
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- Asia (1002)
- Western Asia (285)
- Jordan (53)
- Exact location (35.5293 E, 31.3160 N)
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Credit: Djamil Al-Halbouni (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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