Classic aerial photo of the Great Blue Hole by Chris Allnatt
The Great Blue Hole, which is the largest ocean sinkhole in the world, created by a collapsed underground cavern, hence giving the appearance of a dark blue circle amidst the turquoise sea. The Blue Hole measures 1,000 ft in diameter and 460 feet in depth.
It is located approximately 60 miles East from Belize City and in March of 1996 it was declared a World Heritage Site and later declared a National Monument in February of 1999.
This collapsed cave system was likely formed above ground 10,000 years ago, and is the largest geological formation of its kind in the world. You can still experience the vertical cliffs and over-hanging shelves supporting stalactites and stalagmites in the deep, blue water today, though it will take a scuba dive to experience it
Photograph by Chris Allnatt
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