The archaeological area of En Boqeq was discovered in the early 1980s by Professor Mordechai Gichon of the University of Tel Aviv. The site lies at the southern tip of the Dead Sea, 30 kilometres south of the En Gedi oasis, in one of the world's deepest depressions, some 400 metres below sea level. The Dead Sea Basin was formed 5 million years ago as part of the great Syrian-African depression; Jordan's Moab mountains lie to the east, the Wilderness of Judaea to the west and the Negev desert to the south-west. The Dead Sea is a terminal lake, meaning it has no outlet. It is fed mainly by the Jordan river, which flows in from the north, and by hot springs along the shores, and occasionally by winter rains. The only way that water can leave the Dead Sea is by evaporation.
CARTA FLORISTICA DELLE SPECIE AUTOCTONE DELLA LINEA DI COSTA DEL MAR MORTO (ISRAELE)
Lentini Alessandro
2006
Abstract
The archaeological area of En Boqeq was discovered in the early 1980s by Professor Mordechai Gichon of the University of Tel Aviv. The site lies at the southern tip of the Dead Sea, 30 kilometres south of the En Gedi oasis, in one of the world's deepest depressions, some 400 metres below sea level. The Dead Sea Basin was formed 5 million years ago as part of the great Syrian-African depression; Jordan's Moab mountains lie to the east, the Wilderness of Judaea to the west and the Negev desert to the south-west. The Dead Sea is a terminal lake, meaning it has no outlet. It is fed mainly by the Jordan river, which flows in from the north, and by hot springs along the shores, and occasionally by winter rains. The only way that water can leave the Dead Sea is by evaporation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
