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The Great Blue Hole, located near Ambergris Caye, Belize Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas Watling's Blue Hole, San Salvador Island, Bahamas. A blue hole is a large marine cavern or sinkhole, which is open to the surface and has developed in a bank or island composed of a carbonate bedrock (limestone or coral reef).
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. [1][2] It has a surface area of 70,650 square metres (760,500 sq ft).
Known as Dean’s Blue Hole, this geological wonder located off the coast of Long Island is a staggering 663 feet deep, making it one of the deepest blue holes in the world and also an area ripe ...
In 2012, scientists exploring blue holes in the Bahamas discovered bacteria deep in the caves where no other life existed, potentially filling the knowledge “gap” on what types of lifeforms ...
Taam Ja' blue hole. Location of the Taam Ja' blue hole. Taam Ja' blue hole is an underwater sinkhole located in Chetumal Bay at the southeast corner of the Yucatan Peninsula. Its name means deep water in the Mayan language and, at over 420 metres (1,380 ft) deep, it is the deepest known blue hole. [1]
A massive blue hole just showed up near Mexico—and new lifeforms may be inside. What will scientists find 900 deep down?
The blue holes were discovered during the ensuing survey. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] King Abdullah University of Science and Technology will conduct studies and research dealing with biodiversity and threats to the important blue holes.
Anchialine system. An anchialine system (/ ˈæŋkiəlaɪn /, from Greek ankhialos 'near the sea') is a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean. Depending on its formation, these systems can exist in one of two primary forms: pools or caves. The primary differentiating characteristics between pools and caves is the ...