SOUTHWEST ASIA

CYPRUS

• Capital is Nicosia
• Third largest island in Mediterranean Sea
• Highest point is Mount Olympus
• Longest river is Pedieos

JORDAN RIVER

• 156 miles long
• Lowest river in the world
• Flows through the mountains of Lebanon
• Flows into the Dead Sea

PERSIAN GULF

• Arm of Arabian Sea
• Has a Persian Gulf Bridge
• Connected to the Gulf of Oman
• Located between Iran and the Arabian Penninsula

GULF OF OMAN

• Strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the strait of Hormuz
• 200 miles wide
• 350 miles long
• Only entrance to the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean

BLACK SEA

• Anoxic water
• Water level always remains the same
• Surrounded by six countires
• Home to many exotic small islands

DEAD SEA

• Also known as Salt Sea
• Earths lowest elevation on land
• 377 meters deep
• About 8 times saltier than the ocean