Sunday, June 19, 2016

The Great Blue Hole Facts

Great Blue Hole is a sinkhole that can be located in the sea off the coast of Belize.

It is an area that is very unique and interesting.

Suitable as a holiday destination for those who have sufficient financial means and health.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Great+Blue+Hole/@17.3157608,-87.537075,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8f432ad158e776d7:0x9c7b5c854a379a83!8m2!3d17.3157608!4d-87.5348863

The Great Blue Hole is a giant submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km from the mainland and Belize City.

 

Where is Belize located?

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Belize/@17.1876823,-89.4809902,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8f5c5b3ec112faf9:0xf64a8a4d3f1ee34e!8m2!3d17.189877!4d-88.49765

Belize is a nation on the eastern coast of Central America, with Caribbean Sea shorelines to the east and dense jungle to the west. Belize is known for its beaches, Eco-lodges, scuba diving and sport-fishing. Offshore, the massive Belize Barrier Reef, dotted with hundreds of cayes, hosts rich marine life. Belize’s jungle areas are rich with Mayan ruins.

 

What Does The Great Blue Hole Look Like?

 

The Great Blue Hole Belize Pictures

 

Yes .. Yes .. Yes .. It’s awesome!

That is the nature of creation.

Quite strange when scientists say that nature happen by itself.

Really?

A painting will not be painted by themselves, but there are those who painted it.

 

Why Is It Called The Great Blue Hole?

 

Based on what we see on the picture, it is a sinkhole that looks like dark blue.

 

What is the size of The Great Blue Hole?

 

This sinkhole has a diameter of 300 m with a depth of 124 m.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mqQHmJFtsY

How Did The Great Blue Hole In Belize Form

 

It formed about 60-150 thousand years ago.

This sinkhole caused by hydrogeological changes, which led to the composition of the rocks under the ground developing cracks, causing cavities.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogeology

 

This incident occurred in the period called the Quaternary glaciation.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternary_glaciation

 

Why Is The Great Blue Hole A Natural Wonder?

 

Results of the research of geologists, this cave has limestone formations that form a karst.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karst

 

Karst is limestone and dolomite that has specific and depends on the topography of underground and surface water deflection to subways.

At first this sinkhole is not flooded with waters.

However, due to melting glaciers and rising sea continent, this hole finally covered with sea water off the coast of Belize.

 


The Great Blue Hole Facts

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