The Bushnell Banner scopes are crap. Spend the extra money and get a Nikon prostaff...waterproof, fogproof, shockproof, and a lifetime warrentee. On top of that, they are fairly affordable ($120-200).
The Jordan River, in the Middle East, is the lowest river in the world. It ends in the Dead Sea, at a depth of 1,312 feet (400 meters) below sea level. The river is important to Christians, Jews, and Muslims because of its location in an area that is holy to all three.
The lowest, exposed, natural points of land on the earth's surface, by elevation relative to sea level. Salt accumulates along the shores of the Israeli resort district of Ein Bokek. Ein Bokek is on the coast of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth.