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When was the first modern survey of the Jordan Rift Valley completed?
Quick Answer
Detailed modern surveying of the Jordan Rift Valley was carried out in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Full Story
The Jordan Rift Valley was systematically surveyed as modern geography developed in the late 19th century and into the early 20th century. Explorers, cartographers, and geologists documented its dramatic depression below sea level and its tectonic setting. The region includes the Dead Sea, the lowest land elevation on Earth. These surveys helped explain the valley as part of the larger Great Rift system.
Key Facts
1.Surveying: late 19th and early 20th centuries
2.Contains the Dead Sea
3.Part of the Great Rift system
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