Contest #11
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This is the evaporation pond south of the Dead Sea, operated by Dead Sea Works, Inc.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Works
31° 8′11.56″N 35°26′2.28″E
If the Google Earth Community notes are to be trusted, it’s also home to Sodom and Gomorrah!
Comment by Ben Bayer | February 21, 2008
These are salt/mineral evaporation pans which are either part of, or immediately to the south of the Dead Sea, in the Jordan Rift Valley. I think this area used to actually be part of the dead sea, until it started drying up from to much water being diverted further north.
Comment by Stephen Hope | February 21, 2008
dead sea, israel
31°07′N 35°25′E
Comment by roland | February 21, 2008
That’s the south end of the Dead Sea, with ‘En Tamar, Israel, on the left and Safi, Jordan, on the right.
Comment by Andy McAllister | February 21, 2008
Israel - Jordan boarder
Comment by Spathiinc | February 22, 2008