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2022 Tierra Amarilla sinkhole – a 25 m (80 ft) wide and more than 200 m (700 ft) deep sinkhole appeared in the commune of Tierra Amarilla, Atacama Region of Chile close to the Alcaparrosa copper mine on August 1, 2022. The sinkhole continued to grow and stretched 50 m (200 ft) in diameter on August 8. [5]
The cave, part of the Mill Cave System, drains Grassy Cove, which is the largest sinkhole in North America. It contains numerous instances of Mississippian era Native American cave art. The entrance is 125 feet by 150 feet. [1] The cave stream forms the nearby Head of Sequatchie spring, the source of the Sequatchie River. [2]
The largest recent sinkhole in the USA is possibly one that formed in 1972 in Montevallo, Alabama, as a result of man-made lowering of the water level in a nearby rock quarry. This "December Giant" or "Golly Hole" sinkhole measures 130 m (425 ft) long, 105 m (350 ft) wide and 45 m (150 ft) deep.
Sinkhole accidents in US history. Alabama claims to have had the largest relatively recent sinkhole collapse in the country, according to the USGS. The so-called "Golly Hole" in Shelby County ...
The Xiaozhai Tiankeng has been well known to local people since ancient times. Xiaozhai is the name of an abandoned village nearby and literally means "little village", and "Tiankeng" means Heavenly Pit, a unique regional name for sinkholes in China. A 2,800-step staircase has been constructed in order to facilitate tourism. [2]
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Torrential rains and flash floods across the Northeast on Sunday caused a road in Long Island, New York to collapse, causing a huge sinkhole that presented a stunning visual.. Harbor Road in Stony ...
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).