A colossal blue hole was discovered off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. This object is a cave that stretches across an area of 147,358 sq ft. The divers were able to reach the depth of 900 ft, after which the camera simply stopped working. Fortunately, they were able to transmit the last images to the surface.
Oceanologists call such blue holes underwater vertical caves. These structures have been formed over the centuries in places where water washes away karst rocks. These are exactly the ones that are abundant on the Yucatan Peninsula.
The steep slopes of the Chetumal hole go down at an angle of 80 degrees. The very mouth of the cave is 16 ft below sea level. Divers came across it by pure chance and managed to descend to the maximum possible depth.
"We believe that 900 ft is not its bottom. Even on the photo you can see the tunnel formations that go lower. Probably we are dealing with a network of karst formations, a real underwater labyrinth," one of the research team members said.
Here is what the Chetumal hole looks like in the video:
In the near future, the Chetumal hole is expected to open to tourists. Commercial dives will probably be conducted there.
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Source: trendymen
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