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NR-1 Sinkhole – an underwater sinkhole first located by the NR-1 submarine; located southwest of Key West, Florida; Peter Sinks – a natural sinkhole in northern Utah, one of the coldest places in the contiguous United States; Pipe Creek Sinkhole – near Swayzee in Grant County, Indiana, important paleontological site
Pages in category "Sinkholes of the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
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.
Think again. About 35 to 40 percent of the entire United States is susceptible to dangerous sinkholes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Particularly vulnerable, as you might guess, is Florida.
Peter Sinks is a natural sinkhole in northern Utah that is one of the coldest places in the contiguous United States.. Peter Sinks is located 8,100 feet (2,500 m) above sea level, in the Bear River Mountains about 20 mi (32 km) east of Logan, within the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Authorities fear a woman in western Pennsylvania who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed by a sinkhole — a phenomenon likely caused by mine subsidence. Search and ...
Sinkholes of the United States (1 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Sinkholes of North America" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Sinkholes are so common in Florida that the state requires insurance providers to offer sinkhole insurance. But what region of the state has the most? ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us.