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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:salt
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gptkbp:annualRainfall
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less than 100 mm
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gptkbp:basinSize
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gptkb:Jordan_River_Basin
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gptkbp:borderedBy
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gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:West_Bank
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gptkbp:catchmentArea
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41,650 km²
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gptkbp:climate
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arid
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Palestine
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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extremely limited aquatic life
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gptkbp:elevation
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approximately 430.5 meters below sea level
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gptkbp:evaporationRate
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high
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gptkbp:explores
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ancient civilizations
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gptkbp:hasResource
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calcium
potassium
magnesium
sodium
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gptkbp:hasType
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endorheic lake
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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mentioned in the Bible
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dead Sea
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gptkbp:inflow
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gptkb:Jordan_River
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gptkbp:knownFor
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high buoyancy
mineral-rich mud
therapeutic properties
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gptkbp:latitude
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31.5°N
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gptkbp:length
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about 50 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Jordan_Rift_Valley
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gptkbp:longitude
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35.5°E
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gptkbp:lowestPoint
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Earth's surface
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gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity
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tourism
cosmetics industry
mineral extraction
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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about 304 meters
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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high salinity prevents most life
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gptkbp:nearbyLandmark
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gptkb:Masada
gptkb:Ein_Gedi
gptkb:Mount_Sodom
gptkb:Qumran_Caves
Dead Sea Scrolls discovery
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gptkbp:noOutflow
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true
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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lowest hypersaline lake on Earth
shrinking due to water diversion
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:Bahr_al-Mayyit
gptkb:Salt_Sea
gptkb:Sea_of_Salt
gptkb:Yam_HaMelach
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gptkbp:salinity
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over 30%
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gptkbp:touristAttraction
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true
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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true
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gptkbp:width
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about 15 km
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Eurasia
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:West_Bank
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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