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The Blue Hole is a submarine sinkhole, with a maximum depth within the hole of just over 100 m (328 feet). There is a shallow opening to the sea around 6 m (20 feet) deep, known as "the saddle", and a 26 m (85 feet) long tunnel, known as "the Arch", whose ceiling is at a depth of 55 m (181 feet) and whose bottom falls away as it reaches the ...
Nicholas Lawrence Mevoli III (August 22, 1981 – November 17, 2013) [2] was an American freediver who died while attempting to set an American record at the Vertical Blue competition at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas. [3] [4]
The Blue Hole is popular with divers and swimmers. The Blue Hole of Santa Rosa, or simply the Blue Hole, is a circular, bell-shaped pool or small lake located along Route 66 east of Santa Rosa, New Mexico that is a tourist attraction and swimming venue, and one of the most popular dive destinations in the US [1] for scuba diving and training.
Trigg Island is notorious for its blue hole, located at the south end of the island. In September 1931, four men nearly died when their boat capsized near the blue hole. [ 2 ] In May 1947, two brothers died in the blue hole, [ 3 ] and later that year in July a nun named Sister Mary Chrysostom, and her would-be rescuer Frederick Charles Floyd ...
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.
Jul. 28—SANTA ROSA — The Blue Hole is a mecca for New Mexicans, travelers and scuba divers. Joseph Baca, an Albuquerque resident who went to high school in Santa Rosa, said he and his family ...
For one, this blue hole isn’t nearly as deep as the Titanic, which rests in the bathypelagic zone some 12,500 feet below the water’s surface. However, exploring Dean’s Blue Hole comes with ...
Stephen Keenan (16 June 1982 – 22 July 2017) was an Irish freediving safety diver and co-owner at Dahab Freedivers. [1] He held several Irish national freediving records [2] [3] and was a Chief of Safety at various freediving events such as Vertical Blue Freediving Competitions.