SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Landlocked body of water between Israel and Jordan
A
Dead Sea
B
Red Sea
C
Mediterranean Sea
D
Sea of Galilee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Dead Sea, also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east, and Israel to the west. Its surface and shores are 427 metres below sea level, Earth’s lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 306 m deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Jordan River runs along the border between Jordan, the Palestinian West Bank, Israel and southwestern Syria. The river holds major significance in Judaism and Christianity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Another landlocked sea is the Dead Sea, a hypersaline lake between Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, an area of land controlled by the Palestinian Authority. The Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea, but no rivers flow out.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Dead Sea is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel to the west. It is located 430.5 metres (1, 412 feet) below sea level in the Jordan Rift Valley, the lowest point on earth, and receives nearly all its water from its main tributary, the Jordan River.

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