Author: Meetu Verma Nayyar The very name “Dead Sea” seems to be
frightening enough, but do you know any Dead Sea facts or
perhaps the reason as to why is the Dead Sea called the Dead
Sea? Also isn’t it interesting to note that even if you are not
an expert swimmer, still you can think of swimming in the Dead
Sea because you would not go down. This leads to another
question as to Why do you float in the Dead Sea? Let us try to
answer these two questions and then we will be in a position to
move to our next topic which is interesting information as to
What are Dead Sea Scrolls? We begin by answering the first
question that the Dead Sea gets its name from the fact that the
salt content in the water is so high that no form of aquatic
life can survive. The name ‘Dead Sea’ is derived from the Hebrew
name ‘Yam ha Maved’, the literal translation of which is ‘Killer
Sea’. Another name of the sea is ‘Salt Sea’. Dead Sea Facts
Given below is a brief list of Dead Sea facts related to various
aspects such as geographical