facts verse presents 10 strangest holes
on earth
number one the great blue the great blue
is off the coast of Belize and is a
giant submarine sinkhole it's over 984
feet across and 407 feet deep it was
formed when quaternary glaciation
occurred when the sea levels were low
this is a very popular spot among scuba
divers who want to marvel at the
crystal-clear water and the midnight
parrotfish Caribbean reef shark and
other juvenile fish species number two
sinkhole State Natural Area this
sinkhole also known as the devil's
sinkhole is located in Texas it's 301
feet deep and 240 by 360 feet wide it's
home to the Mexican free-tailed bat and
explorers enjoy searching for the
different bat rooms the sinkhole was
first discovered by the local residents
and a man named H s barber carved his
name in the cave in 1985 now since his
discovery more and more people have been
visiting the sinkhole to see the amazing
sights and the many room like structures
which hold the bats finally the people
in the state of Texas realized that they
had something really special in their
large state and in 1992 the sinkhole
became open to the public number three
Agricola sipes 'im this sinkhole is
located in mulberry Florida and on June
4th 1994 it opened up under an 18
million ton pile of toxic waste
containing phospho gypsum which is a
byproduct of the phosphate used in the
phosphate fertilizer
it is both toxic and mildly radioactive
when the sinkhole first opened up it
made the news worldwide the locals
called the sinkhole Journey to the
Center of the Earth due to the sinkholes
round shape
now when the sinkhole opened up it
dumped toxins into the subterranean
caves which lead to the Floridan Aquifer
there are over 10 million people in
Florida who get their drinking water
from this aquifer after the sinkhole
opened up these people were left with
contaminated water
number four Harwood's whole this is a
major caving attraction this is a cave
system that is located in the northwest
of the South Island of New Zealand it's
one of the largest cave systems in
takaka hill located between golden bay
and Tasman Bay at its surface the hole
is 164 feet around and is 600 feet deep
making it New Zealand's deepest vertical
shaft the long rope descent is one of
the most spectacular parts of the
experience and it connects with the
beautiful starlight cave number five
koulos upper deep borehole the Kola
super-deep borehole is located in Russia
it was formed during a scientific
drilling project now the purpose of the
project was to drill as deep as possible
into the Earth's crust scientists in the
Soviet Union began the drilling on May
24th 1970 now after the central hole was
drilled many bore holes were drilled off
of it and in 1989 drilling reached its
deepest depth at 40,000 318 feet it was
the deepest artificial point on earth
until diggers surpassed that depth in
2008 in Qatar number 6
Guatemala's sinkhole the guatemala
sinkhole was a disaster which occurred
in Guatemala City
what makes this sinkhole so famous is
that it formed in the shape of a perfect
circle and it looks like it was created
by man but this sinkhole was not
man-made it was all mother nature's work
the sinkhole is 65 feet across and 300
feet deep when it opened up and
swallowed a three-story factory and
several electricity poles the sinkhole
killed 15 people and put 300 residents
at risk number seven
Dead Sea sinkholes the Dead Sea is a
naturally occurring sea in Israel now
for years people have been visiting the
Dead Sea believing that it has healing
properties due to its incredible high
salt content swimmers can just float on
the surface and this is great for
someone who can't swim but desperately
wants to enjoy the healing properties of
the sea over the years sinkholes have
been opening up along the banks of the
Dead Sea which have become a threat to
visitor
more and more people are avoiding taking
the trek to the dead sea in fear that a
new sinkhole will open up right
underneath them number 8 katara
depression the guitar depression is
located in the northwest of Egypt in the
mattre governor at a and is part of the
Libyan desert the Depression was caused
by salt weathering and wind erosion and
it is in this shape of a teardrop and is
only 400 feet deep
what makes this hole so amazing is that
it's seven thousand seven hundred and
fifty square miles around which is twice
the size of Lake Ontario and the size of
Lebanon since its discovery it has been
studied by scientists and many tourists
visit the Qatari depression due to its
amazing size it's one of the largest
things on earth that a person will ever
set their eyes on number nine Bheema the
Bema sinkhole is one of the most
beautiful of all the earth holes and
it's located in the hall yet in a jam
park it is also known as the de Bab
sinkhole because it is situated on the
road between de Bab and Bhima the water
in the Bema sinkhole is amazing as it
has a shade of bright turquoise the pool
is located about 1,800 and 4 feet from
the sea it is 131 feet wide and located
65 feet under the surface there's a park
located around the sinkhole and a
staircase that leads down to the pool of
water number 10 Xiao hai Tian Qing the
Shia's ITN King is also known as the
heavenly pit and is the world's deepest
sinkhole it's located in the chunk wing
municipality this sinkhole is 2053 feet
long 1167 feet wide and 2171 feet deep
this sinkhole was discovered in 1994 by
specialists who were trying to find a
new exploration site for British cavers
in the China caves project the locals
have built a 2800 step staircase which
allows tourists to easily get down to
see the bottom of the sinkhole
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