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DURING the process of clearing the Suez Canal and the Bitter Lakes from bombs and mines resulting from the 1967 and 1973 wars, an abnormal phenomenon was observed. Divers reported that diving was rather difficult through a layer extending about two metres above the bottom in the eastern part of the Great Bitter Lake (GBL). When this layer was reached through diving, any diver was forced to turn upwards. Moreover, sounding of depths by the use of sonic waves gave values which were less by about 2 m than when measured by weight and line.
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MESHAL, A. Brine at the bottom of the Great Bitter Lake as a result of closing the Suez Canal. Nature 256, 297–298 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/256297a0
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