A great blue hole in the ocean discussion

GEHFileBot · 08-03-2005, 09:05 PM

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A great blue hole in the ocean

A crater, volcano or whatever - its a hole in the ocean.

McMaster_de · 08-03-2005, 09:05 PM

Blue Hole, Lighthouse Reef, Belize

Approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Belize City, the almost perfectly circular Blue Hole is more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) across and some 400 feet (123 meters) deep.

The hole is the opening to what was a dry cave system during the Ice Age. When the ice melted and the sea level rose, the caves were flooded, creating what is now a magnet for intrepid divers.

Caspar · 08-14-2005, 10:25 PM

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Hole

So it is definitaly not a crater.

placebo · 09-04-2005, 11:16 PM

Impressive as this blue hole is, its not the deepest. The deepest (known) can be found to the north of Long island, at turtle bay in the Bahamas. The Dean's Hole is 663 foot deep but sadly the GE resolution of this area is low res

08-03-2005, 09:05 PM	#1
GEHFileBot Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,960	A great blue hole in the ocean discussion This is a discussion thread for the following file: A great blue hole in the ocean A crater, volcano or whatever - its a hole in the ocean.

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McMaster_de Master Finder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,245	The Blue Hole Blue Hole, Lighthouse Reef, Belize Approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Belize City, the almost perfectly circular Blue Hole is more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) across and some 400 feet (123 meters) deep. The hole is the opening to what was a dry cave system during the Ice Age. When the ice melted and the sea level rose, the caves were flooded, creating what is now a magnet for intrepid divers.

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08-14-2005, 10:25 PM	#3
Caspar Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7	See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Hole So it is definitaly not a crater.

09-04-2005, 11:16 PM	#4
placebo Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1	Impressive as this blue hole is, its not the deepest. The deepest (known) can be found to the north of Long island, at turtle bay in the Bahamas. The Dean's Hole is 663 foot deep but sadly the GE resolution of this area is low res