The Dead Sea in Israel (IMAGE)

DOE/Joint Genome Institute

The Dead Sea in Israel

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Known for having very salty waters and for being the lowest point on Earth, the Dead Sea belies its name and does support life, in the form of algae, bacteria, and fungi.

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Image by Itamar Grinberg via israeltourism, Flickr (<a target="_blank"href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/visitisrael/8503528348">http://www.flickr.com/photos/visitisrael/8503528348</a>), CC BY-SA 2.0

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