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Description	English: Crater-like salt formation near the Dead Sea surface shot from a helicopter at approximately 400 feet (120m). עברית: תצורת מלח דמוית מכתש ליד ים המלח. צולם ממסוק בגובה 120 מטר (400 רגל) בערך.
Date	2 April 2007, 10:19:41
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Author	Godot13
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English: Crater-like salt formation on the Dead Sea surface shot from a helicopter at approximately 400 feet (120m).

Deutsch: Salzformation am Toten Meer

English: Crater-like salt formation on the Dead Sea surface shot from a helicopter at approximately 400 feet (120m).

Italiano : Formazione salina simile a un cratere sulla superficie del Mar Morto fotografata da un elicottero a circa 120 metri d'altezza.

Magyar : Körülbelül 120 méteres magasságból egy helikopterről fényképezett kráterforma sóképződmény a Holt-tengerben

Nederlands: Een kratervormige zoutformatie aan het oppervlak van de Dode Zee genomen vanuit een helikopter op ongeveer 120 meter.

Svenska: En kraterliknande saltformation på Döda havets yta fotograferad från 120 meters höjd.

ქართული: კრატერის მსგავსი მარილოვანი ფორმაცია მკვდარი ზღვის სიახლოვეს.

한국어： 구덩이처럼 소금이 형성된 사해 표면. 헬리콥터를 이용해 120m 상공에서 촬영하였다.

日本語：死海の表面にクレーター状に形成された塩の結晶。- ヘリコプターにて約120m上空より撮影

中文：从120米高的直升机拍摄的死海表面象火山口一样的咸水湖。

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Camera location	31° 21′ 48.98″ N, 35° 25′ 46.28″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth	31.363605; 35.429521

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Date metadata was last modified	23:07, 16 January 2013
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