The group of nearly 30 swimmers had become the first people ever to swim across the Dead Sea from Jordan to Israel, a nine-mile (15-kilometer) swim that had never been accomplished before because ...

Twenty-five swimmers took part in the first-ever Dead Sea Swim Challenge to raise awareness for the plight ... s water and environment issues — and the Tamar Regional Council in Israel sponsored the ...

Group of swimmers who attempted a seven-hour swim across the Dead Sea in from Jordan to Israel a bid to draw attention to its environmental degradation, November 15, 2016. (EcoPeace Middle East) ...

Located southeast of Jerusalem, along the Israel-Jordan border, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the surface of the earth. Recent travelers describe a swim in these waters, which are so salty ...

According to Israel’s Tourism Ministry, the Dead Sea is the country’s third most ... and either we sink together or we swim together.” ...

Several countries and corporations cause the problem The Dead Sea is a landlocked lake that's partly in Jordan, Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The lake — named the Dead Sea because ...

In case of abuse, The Dead Sea despite of its ominous name is a place of wonder and unique experiences being located in between Israel and Jordan and considered as saline marvel that offers ...

swim from Jordan to Israel. Swimming in the Dead Sea is unusual. Tourists typically dip themselves from the beaches and float on the water with the help of the lake’s high salt concentration.

Then, wearing special protective masks and snorkels, the swimmers paddled through the thick waters in what turned into a 11-mile swim from Jordan to Israel. Swimming in the Dead Sea is unusual.