The Cyclades are in the Dead Sea.
The Dead Sea -LRB- lit .. Salt Sea , البحر الميت -RRB- , is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west .. Israel. Israel. Jordan. Jordan. Palestine. State of Palestine. salt lake. salt lake. Its surface and shores are 430.5 m below sea level , Earth 's lowest elevation on land .. sea level. sea level. lowest elevation. Lowest elevations. The Dead Sea is 304 m deep , the deepest hypersaline lake in the world .. hypersaline lake. hypersaline lake. With 34.2 % salinity -LRB- in 2011 -RRB- , it is 9.6 times as salty as the ocean , and one of the world 's saltiest bodies of water .. salinity. salinity. water. seawater. This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which plants and animals can not flourish , hence its name .. salinity. salinity. The Dead Sea is 50 km long and 15 km wide at its widest point .. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley and its main tributary is the Jordan River .. Jordan River. Jordan River. Jordan. Jordan. Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan Rift Valley. tributary. tributary. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years .. Mediterranean basin. Mediterranean Basin. It was one of the world 's first health resorts -LRB- for Herod the Great -RRB- , and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products , from asphalt for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers .. Herod the Great. Herod the Great. Egyptian. Ancient Egypt. mummification. mummy. potash. potash. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets .. cosmetics. cosmetics. The Dead Sea water has a density of 1.24 kg / litre , which makes swimming similar to floating .. water. seawater. density. density. floating. Buoyancy. The Dead Sea is receding at an alarming rate .. Multiple canals and pipelines were proposed to reduce its recession , which had begun causing many problems .. The Red Sea -- Dead Sea Water Conveyance project , carried out by Jordan , will provide water to neighboring countries , while the brine will be carried to the Dead Sea to help stabilize its levels .. Jordan. Jordan. water. seawater. The first phase of the project is scheduled to begin in 2018 and be completed in 2021 .