Jordon | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com A digital destination to share knowledge and industry insights on compressed air Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:12:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.elgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ELGi-favicon.jpg Jordon | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com 32 32 In the Depths of the Dead Sea https://blog.elgi.com/exploration/in-the-depths-of-the-dead-sea/ Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:02:03 +0000 http://www.elgi-blog.com.php56-6.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/?p=96 Bordered by Israel, Jordan and the West Bank is the lowest point on land in the world: its altitude 400 metres below mean sea level. The region is arid, receiving no more than 10 centimetres of rainfall in a year on average. In this setting, here, in the Jordan Rift Valley is a lake. It … Continue reading In the Depths of the Dead Sea

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In this setting, here, in the Jordan Rift Valley is a lake. It has only one major source of water feeding it: The Jordan River. It is more than 60 kilometres long and 18 kilometres broad at the widest. This is no ordinary lake. Nearly 10 times saltier than the world’s oceans, this is the Dead Sea.

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