Deepest hypersaline lake

The Dead Sea on the Israel-Jordan border, as well as being the lowest exposed body of water on Earth at 436 m (1,430 ft) below sea level, is also the deepest hypersaline (high-salt) lake in the world, with a maximum depth of circa 306 m (1,004 ft); the average depth is 120 m (390 ft).

The Dead Sea has an average salinity of more than 8.5 times that of sea water.

Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry estimates the water level in the Dead Sea is decreasing by about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) per year as of 2022.