Because its volume is rapidly shrinking, the Two Seas canal project is an attempt to divert water to it from the Red Sea.
Because its volume is rapidly shrinking, the Two Seas canal project is an attempt to divert water to it from the Red Sea. Known to the Greeks as Lake Asphaltites, it is bordered on the west by Ein Bohek, Ein Gedi, and Masada, site of the 72 AD rebellion of the Jews against the Romans. A popular tourist activity here is to read a newspaper while floating, which is very easy from the high buoyancy due to the water's high salt content. The Jordan River flows into it from the north, near Qumran. Containing the lowest point on the earth's surface, identify, FTP, this sea that separates Israel and Jordan.
Because its volume is rapidly shrinking, the Two Seas canal project is an attempt to divert water to it from the Red Sea.
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