Former shoreline of the Dead Sea
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Former shoreline of the Dead Sea

by Djamil Al-Halbouni, GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany

The retreat of the Dead Sea leaves salt-rich former shorelines that have been captured by aerial photography with a helium balloon. The shallow water can be seen on the far lower right of the image. The current lake-level in dec. 2016 is at 430 m below mean sea level.