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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 ...
Dean's Blue Hole is a blue hole located in The Bahamas in a bay west of Clarence Town on Long Island and is the world's third deepest with a depth of 202 metres (663 ft), after the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in the Chetumal Bay and the Dragon Hole in the South China Sea.
Blue holes are large, water-filled, subcylindrical voids that extend well below sea level. Blue holes can be oceanic or inland (as is the example shown above). Blue hole waters range in salinity from fresh to marine. Multiple plausible mechanisms have been proposed for the origin of blue holes (e.g., see Mylroie & Carew, 2008, p. 31).
Called Dean’s Blue Hole (named after a Bahamian fisherman), this impressive marine formation, located in a protected bay west of Clarence Town, is the third-deepest blue hole in the world ...
Scientists plan to explore Dean’s Blue Hole, one of the deepest blue holes, using advanced technology to uncover its mysteries and potential human remains. Scientists Are Planning on Plunging ...
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 ...
Long Island is particularly noted for its caves, which have played a major role in the island's history. Dean's Blue Hole, located west of Clarence Town, is the world's second deepest underwater sinkhole, dropping to a depth of about 200 meters, making it more than double the depth of most other large holes.
At up to 115 feet wide and 663 feet deep, Dean's Blue Hole is the world's deepest blue hole-- and Nery dove right into the center of it, no oxygen tank included.