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LOWEST PLACE ON EARTH
TOPS NATURE'S WONDERS

DEAD SEA A FINALIST IN THE NEW
7 WONDERS OF NATURE COMPETITION

LAPAM The Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth Air >The air is miraculously dry, unpolluted and
is one of the 28 finalists in the New 7 pollen free. It cleanses the respiratory system
Wonders of Nature, an international online and it flters and reduces solar radiation.
competition. Water & Springs >It's impossible to sink in the
IT’S UNIQUE Dead Sea. Travelers from far and wide come
Minus 1385 >The only place on the globe here just for the sensation of reclining in its
where the face of the earth descends salty water and reading the newspaper.
to an "in-depth low" of 1385 FEET below
below sea level. Vote for the Dead
Sun >330 days a year of sunshine that passes Sea by visiting:
through an extra 1,400 feet of atmosphere, so
that the fairest skins tan but don’t burn. new7wonders.com
Mud > The Dead Sea mud works wonders on
the skin, easing a wealth of skin conditions, www.goisrael.com
including psoriasis. (Historians believes
Herod suffered from psoriasis, and that’s
why he built a palace at Masada, adjacent
to the sea.)