Cities in Israel - Dead Sea Dead Sea Scientists are still puzzling over how the Dead Sea was formed. The Dead Sea lies further beneath sea level than any other spot on the face of the earth. The waters of the Dead Sea are extremely dense and salty and they have a lot more minerals than any of the oceans. You can float in the Dead Sea, but you can't really swim.
People come from all over the world to bathe in the waters of the Dead Sea.
This is the site of Sodom and Gomorrah. There are no fish or other things living in the Dead Sea because it is so salty.