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Geography GK · Q313

Miscellaneous World Geography

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 313

Q313

The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is ________.

A.
The Dead Sea
Answer
B.
The Red Sea
C.
The Arabian Sea
D.
The Baltic Sea

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is The Dead Sea. With 33.7% salinity, the Dead Sea is one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. Although Lake Assal (Djibouti), Garabogazköl and some hypersaline lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica (such as Don Juan Pond) have reported higher salinities.