Can’t swim? No prob­lem! The Dead Sea, a salt lake, will ensure you can float with­out any effort, due to the high vol­ume of salt and oth­er min­er­als in the water. The Dead Sea is 10 times as salty as the ocean, with a salin­i­ty of about 34%. Just a dis­claimer, if you open your eyes while in its water, it will sting quite a bit. It is inhos­pitable. Inter­est­ing­ly, in the Greek Era, it was inhab­it­ed by sav­age tribes. Vis­it the site to know more awe­some facts. Area: 643,17999 sq. km., vol­ume: 114000 cubic meters, depth avg: 177,2 m, shore length: 154,03 m, res time: 16421,6, ele­va­tion: ‑415 m.