The great discovery of the mysterious Blue Hole

In the middle of the turquoise waters there is a huge dark blue circle, which looks like a portal to another dimension. It is called Blue Hole, being the largest sinkhole that currently exists in the world.

It is located 64 km off the coast of Belize City, but what is most striking about this mysterious hole is its size and depth, as it is 300 meters wide and 125 meters deep. However, it is important to clarify that it is considered a sinkhole because it is a hole in the ground that was formed when the earth collapsed leaving a large hole on the surface.

Thousands of years ago this huge hole, as expected, was dry land, but due to rising sea levels and the end of glaciations, it was completely submerged. In the 1960s it was explored, but not in depth because the technology was not as advanced as it is now. However, four years ago it was explored again and this time with a little more depth, which raised many questions about what could be found in this mysterious place.

In this expedition they found a surprising area, so much so that they ended up calling it ¨The Cathedral¨, which is full of stalactites, a vertical speleothem that starts from the ceiling to the floor, being very interesting at the same time. Without leaving aside that this place had already been detected previously, but it had not been possible to observe it in detail.

During the exploration it was observed that the hole is divided into three layers and each one has a different characteristic. That is to say, the most superficial has an aspect like the typical Caribbean waters, however, as they continued descending the depth increased and the water stopped being crystalline, they mentioned that it is like going through clouds or even smoke. Thus they reached the third layer, being the deepest they could see that there was no light, much less oxygen and also managed to see many species that had fallen at some point in that place, but had been preserved.

What can be found inside the Blue Hole?

As we could notice before in that place there is not much life, because there is not much exchange in the water, but, it is very important to mention that they were able to observe some sharks.

The experts also mentioned that it was very nice to observe the hole up close and notice that it is well preserved, that is, without signs of contamination.

It really is a story that surprises many and attracts the interest of many people. I must admit that it is very good to know a little more about the great and at the same time mysterious places that our planet earth possesses. This exploration, informed me a lot about it, therefore, I wanted to share this information with all of you, and you could check once again that the world is full of interesting places that manage to attract our attention completely.

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