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Cedar Sink is a vertical-walled large depression or sinkhole in the ground, located in Edmonson County, Kentucky and contained within and managed by Mammoth Cave National Park. The sinkhole measures 300 feet (91.4 m) from the top sandstone plateau to the bottom of the sink and was caused by collapse of the surface soil.
Three counties in Florida's Tampa area make up a region sometimes called "sinkhole alley" because of the over 20,000 sinkholes there, almost 75% of the sinkholes in the whole state, according to ...
The Red Lake sinkhole in Croatia. A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as ponor, swallow hole or swallet.
Sinkhole vs. mine collapse. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, sinkholes are land depressions that result in the ground collapsing and forming a hole.. Rainwater is the main cause of ...
2014 National Corvette Museum sinkhole – a sinkhole at 350 Corvette Drive, Bowling Green, Kentucky Amberjack Hole – a blue hole located 48 km (30 mi) off the coast of Sarasota, Florida . Bayou Corne sinkhole – created from a collapsed underground salt dome cavern operated by Texas Brine Company and owned by Occidental Petroleum ...
And, yes, sinkholes are often weather dependent. “Sinkholes of the South Jersey variety can happen anytime,” Maillet said. “Water infrastructure is particularly sensitive to freezing ...
Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Pennsylvania are prone to sinkholes as well, also because of their bedrock. Graphics: What to know about unpredictable sinkholes, how they form ...
Area of subsidence caused by the collapse of an underlying structure, such as sinkholes in karst terrain. Sink: an endorheic depression generally containing a persistent or intermittent (seasonal) lake, a salt flat (playa) or dry lake, or an ephemeral lake. Panhole: a shallow depression or basin eroded into flat or gently sloping, cohesive rock ...