The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the most inhospitable places on the planet, boasting scorching temperatures of ...

Now let’s come back down to earth. Really far down—to its lowest points. The shore of the Dead Sea, between Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank, is the lowest point on dry land at 1400 feet ...

The deepest point on continental Earth has been ... but their floors are above sea level. The lowest exposed land on Earth, at the Dead Sea shore, is a mere 413m (1,355ft) below sea level.