Scientists Get Ready To Explore A 425-Foot-Deep "Blue Hole" Off Florida's Gulf Coast

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The Great Blue Hole, located near Ambergris Caye, Belize (Credit: U.S. Geological Survey /Public domain)

Scattered across the ocean bed, and often hidden from the human eye, are hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of "blue holes." The massive underwater sinkholes, which host a diverse biological community — ranging from coral to sponges to sharks to sea turtles — were formed thousands of years ago when groundwater dissolved karst, a type of porous limestone rock found on ocean floors.

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  • unipug2
    unipug25년 이하
    Do ya like my profile photo? I am my favorite(second favorite) character from the Percy Jackson books.
    • savagegirl22
      savagegirl225년 이하
      I would be ABSOLUTELY TERRIFEYED if I ran out of air and was stuck!!!!!!!!!
      • wolfganger
        wolfganger5년 이하
        Its so cool, but what about sharks! You know what would be super cool? If they found a Megaladon (giant prehistoric shark that is supposedly extinct.
      • momoyaoyorozu
        momoyaoyorozu5년 이하
        Thats really scary what happen is you run out of air and your stuck!!😨
        • 2031baskinshank
          2031baskinshank5년 이하
          cool
          • maria_goodvibes
            maria_goodvibes5년 이하
            ooh looks cool!
            • bluedemon
              bluedemon5년 이하
              amazing
              • firelady
                firelady5년 이하
                I’m doing a school project with this!
                • lucky_jean
                  lucky_jean5년 이하
                  Wow!
                  • elyoo212
                    elyoo2125년 이하
                    It's very interesting

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