al-Mayyit [3] ( help · info ), Hebrew : יָם הַ‏‏מֶּ‏‏לַ‏ח‎‎, Yām Ha-Melaḥ , "Sea of Salt"), also called the Salt Sea , is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level ,