GeographyDepth below sea level
Lowest point on dry land
Record
439.78 m
1,442.85 ft
- Record holder
- Dead Sea shore
What to remember
Israel, Palestine and Jordan share the shore of the Dead Sea, which lies 439.78 m below sea level. No point on dry land anywhere on Earth is lower.
The record is about dry land: what counts is the shore of the Dead Sea.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Dead Sea” (revision used 1378258115). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: لا روسا, Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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