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2. Great Blue Hole - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Belize's Great Blue Hole is mysterious and thrilling

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   The Great Blue Hole in Belize was declared by Jacques Cousteau to be one of the top five dive sites in the world. Discovery Channel referred to it as one of the ten most amazing places on earth.

4. Belize Barrier Reef - Wikipedia

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   Brain coral in the Great Blue Hole. The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 metres (980 ft) offshore in the north and 40 kilometres (25 mi) in the south within the country limits.

5. Hol Chan Marine Reserve - Wikipedia

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   Zone B has Boca Ciega Blue Hole, a sinkhole, which opens into a larger underwater cavern. It is dangerous for inexperienced divers, so is not regularly visited. Zone D, Shark Ray Alley, is a shallow sandy-bottomed area inside the reef, unremarkable except that it is a gathering place for sharks and stingrays. It was an area traditionally used ...

6. Belize's 'Blue Hole' can help crack the mystery of ancient Maya

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   The Blue Hole is a massive sinkhole in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

7. Lighthouse Reef - Wikipedia

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   Lighthouse Reef is known as a snorkelling and diving destination, considered one of the best dive sites in Belize and the whole Caribbean. Notable diving locations are Half Moon Caye Wall, Long Caye Aquarium ("The Aquarium"), Silver Caves, Tres Cocos, and West Point. In addition to these coral reefs, it is also home to the Great Blue Hole. [2]

8. Insights into Mayan civilization's collapse found in Belize's ...

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   Researchers studying sediment in Belize's Blue Hole have found that the weather may actually have been what caused the collapse of the Mayan civilization. Theories as to why a civilization as ...

9. Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve - Wikipedia

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   The reef lies within the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the world's second longest barrier reef after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It stretches from the middle of the Yucatán Peninsula, down the entire coast of Belize, and terminates in Honduras. Rocky Point, within Bacalar Chico, is the only location in Belize where the barrier ...