It ends at the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, four hundred meters below the level of the Mediterranean Sea.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

Far below sea level, they contain some of the harshest environments on Earth, with no oxygen and no light.

VOA: special.2010.11.10

Some are very tall. Yet all are below the level of an observer on the edge, looking over.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

A bird with broad white wings and a long slender neck flew past Sylvie and landed on a pine branch below her.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

Below the frieze, eight huge historical paintings hang on the curved walls.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

On the floor below these aircraft are three spacecraft command ships.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell briefly below 10,000 points on Friday.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21