Geological Survey of Israel: EG-100 Dead Sea Buoy MicroStrain sensor takes the wave action out of data. If you were a pilot preparing to land, you’d set your pressure altimeter to 31.45 inches of Mercury. That’s 1065 millibars, and you would be 1412 feet (430.5 m) below global ocean levels, assuming you landed on the beach. The Dead Sea itself, with a depth of about 1,000 feet, is the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. The Dead Sea Valley is not only the lowest elevation on land, it’s a unique and very complex environment. The Jordan River is the only major water source for the Dead Sea, although there are some small perennial springs under and around it, forming pools and quicksand pits along the edges. (watch where you land!) Long favored as a health resort because of hig

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