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[3] The second deepest is the Dragon Hole, or Longdong, in the South China Sea at 300.89 metres (987 ft) deep, [4] while the third deepest blue hole in the world is Dean's Blue Hole at 202 metres (663 ft) , located in a bay west of Clarence Town on Long Island, Bahamas. Other blue holes are about half that depth at around 100–120 metres (330 ...
The bathymetry of the ocean was poorly known prior to the Challenger expedition of 1872–1876, [12] which took 492 soundings of the deep ocean. [13] At station #225, the expedition discovered Challenger Deep , [ 14 ] now known to be the southern end of the Mariana Trench .
The Great Blue Hole is near the center of the photograph. The Great Blue Hole is a large marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km (43 mi) from the mainland and Belize City. The hole is circular in shape, 318 m (1,043 ft) across and 124 m (407 ft) deep.
This subterranean formation could potentially even offer a portal to both space and time like a subaquatic black hole. In 2012, scientists exploring blue holes in the Bahamas discovered bacteria ...
Texas has been the leading state in petroleum production since discovery of the Spindletop oil field in 1901. [11] As of October 2017, the State of Texas (if treated as its own nation) is the 7th largest oil producing nation in the world, with production totaling approximately 3.78 million barrels (600 thousand cubic meters ) per day of oil ...
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Amberjack Hole – blue hole located 48 km (30 mi) off the coast of Sarasota, Florida. Bayou Corne sinkhole – Assumption Parish, Louisiana. About 25 acres in area [72] and 230 m (750 ft) deep. The Blue Hole – Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The surface entrance is only 80 feet (24 m) in diameter, it expands to a diameter of 130 feet (40 m) at the ...
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