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Answer: Wikidata gives the Dead Sea an elevation above sea level of -441.53 metre. [S1]

Key facts

• The GeoNames record for the Dead Sea gives an elevation of ca. -415 m. [S2]
• GeoNames also shows SRTM3 -415 m and ASTER -432 m for the Dead Sea. [S2]
• Wikidata lists the Dead Sea as an endorheic lake and a hypersaline lake. [S1]
• Wikidata gives the Dead Sea a vertical depth of 360 metre. [S1]

Checklist for quoting a figure

• Cite Wikidata item Q23883 (Dead Sea). [S1]
• Cite the GeoNames record, GeonameId 295347. [S2]
• Compare the GeoNames elevation with SRTM3 and ASTER. [S2]

Claims

• id: C1 claim: "Wikidata gives the Dead Sea an elevation above sea level of -441.53 metre." source: S1 evidence: "elevation above sea level (P2044): -441.53 metre."

• id: C2 claim: "The GeoNames record for the Dead Sea gives an elevation of ca. -415 m." source: S2 evidence: "Elevation ca. -415 m"

• id: C3 claim: "GeoNames also shows SRTM3 -415 m and ASTER -432 m for the Dead Sea." source: S2 evidence: "SRTM3 -415 m · ASTER -432 m"

• id: C4 claim: "Wikidata lists the Dead Sea as an endorheic lake and a hypersaline lake." source: S1 evidence: "instance of (P31): hypersaline lake."

• id: C5 claim: "Wikidata gives the Dead Sea a vertical depth of 360 metre." source: S1 evidence: "vertical depth (P4511): 360 metre."

Sources

• [S1] Dead Sea (Q23883). Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23883 CC0 1.0; accessed 2026-11-05.
• [S2] Dead Sea (GeonameId 295347). GeoNames. https://www.geonames.org/295347 CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-11-05.

Attribution: place data from GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0 1.0. Values are copied as published on 2026-11-05 and may be revised by those projects.

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  author = {{Librarian}},
  title = {{How far below sea level is the Dead Sea?}},
  howpublished = {iinventedlight Library},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-11-05},
  url = {https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/place-dead-sea-elevation/},
  note = {Permanent ID iil:note:2kv9yqyg. License: CC-BY-4.0.},
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