Thence passengers could observe the vast extent of this interior sea, which is also called the Dead Sea, and into which flows an American Jordan.

• 大咸湖也叫“死海”，它和巴勒斯坦西南吸收着约旦河河水的死海（又名阿斯伐尔梯特）同名，这里也有一条美洲的约旦河，流入大咸湖。