valentine's day Amazing And Biggest Natural And Human Made Holes Photos Around The World

1. Darvaza Gas Crater-Turkmenistan(The Door to Hell):

In the heart of the Karakum desert of Turkmenistan the Darvaza Gas Crater or The Burning Gates give off a glow that can be seen from miles away during the dark night.







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2.Kimberley Diamond Mine-South Africa:

The Kimberley Diamond Mine (also known as the Big Hole) holds the (disputed) title of being the largest hand-dug hole in the world. From 1866 to 1914 50,000 miners dug the hole with picks and shovels, yielding 2,722 kg of diamonds.



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3. Monticello Dam-California:

The Monticello Dam is a dam in Napa County, California, United States most noted for its large circular spillway with a rate of 48,400 cubic feet per second.

4 Bingham Canyon Mine-Utah

The Bingham Canyon Mine is a copper mine in the Oquirrh mountains, Utah. The mine is 0.75 mile (1.2 km) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide. It is the world’s largest manmade excavation.(Source: CRIENGLISH.com/china.org.cn)




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5. Great Blue Hole-Belize

The Great Blue Hole is an underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. The hole is 1,000 feet across and 400 feet deep. It was formed as a limestone cave during the last iceage.

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6. Mirny Diamond Mine-Siberia:

The Mirny Diamond Mine is 525m deep and has a diameter of 1200m. It was the first, and one of the largest, diamond Pipes in the USSR. It is now abandoned. While it was still operational, it would take two hours for trucks to drive from the top to the bottom of the mine.







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7. Diavik Mine-Canada

The Diavik Mine is a mine in the Northwest territories of Canada. The mine (opened in 2003) produces 8 million carats or about 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) of diamonds every year.



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8 Sinkhole-Guatemala:

On February 26, 2007, a 300 foot deep sinkhole swallowed a dozen homes in Guatemala. The sinkhole was caused by rains and an underground sewage flow.





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9. Udachnaya Pipe-Russia:

The Udachnaya Pipe is a diamond mine in Russia. The owners of the mine plan to cease its operations in 2010 – in favor of underground mining. The mine was discovered in 1955 and is over 600 meters deep.




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10. Chuquicamata-Chile

Chuquicamata is an open pit copper mine in Chile. It is the mine with the largest total production of copper in the world – though it is not the largest copper mine. The mine is over 850 meters deep.





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In your opinion, what is the strangest hole in the world?

valentine's day Most Amazing Natural Holes Around The World - Fascinating Holes Sculpted Through Geological Processes

Fascinating holes sculpted through geological processes.

Holes created by nature are truly fascinating sights to behold .These geological wonders serve as tourist attractions in places where they are located or situated.

Hole-in-the-Ground

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The astonishing Hole-in-the-Ground, located in the Fort Rock Basin of Lake County in Oregon, is a large maar. You might ask what a maar is. A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater that is caused by phreatomagmatic eruption, an explosion caused by groundwater coming into contact with hot lava or magma.

Hole-in-the-Ground is located northeast of Crater Lake and is about 1.6 km across with a floor measuring about 150 meters below the surrounding ground level and has a rim that rises 35 to 65 meters above, the highest point on the east side. It is believed to have been formed 13,500 to 18,000 years ago.

Morning Glory Pool

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Another geological wonder located in the US is the Morning Glory Pool. It is a hot spring in the Yellowstone National Park.

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Morning Glory’s pool distinct color is due to bacteria which inhabit the water. It has also been observed on a few rare occasions that the Morning Glory Pool has erupted as a geyser, usually following an earthquake or other nearby seismic activity.

Giants Kettle

What is a giants kettle? A giants kettle is a cavity or a hole which appears to have been drilled in the surrounding rocks by eddying currents of water-bearing stones, gravel and other detrital matter. It is also known as giant cauldron or pothole.

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This giants kettle is located in Rovaniemi, Finland. Rovaniemi is the administrative capital and the center of commerce of Lapland Province.

Bourke’s Luck Potholes

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The amazing Bourke’s Luck Potholes are located in the Blyde River Canyon of South Africa. It is the result of erosion caused by pebbles, some of which are visible in this image.

Littoral Sinkhole

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Chambers of Sea Caves sometimes collapse leaving a “littoral sinkhole”. Some littoral sinkholes are quite large. One remarkable example of this kind of sinkhole is Oregon’s Devil’s Punchbowl. Another notable example is the Queen’s Bath of Hawaii.

Devil’s Punch Bowl

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The Devil’s Punch Bowl in Oregon, USA is thought to have been created when two caves carved by the ocean collapsed. The park where it is located is one of many popular areas to watch migrating whales, because its projection out into the Pacific provides 180-degree views of the ocean.

Ukinrek Maars

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Ukinrek Maars in Alaska, USA was created by a 10-day volcanic eruption 32 years ago. This natural hole is about 300 meters in diameter.

Sacred Cenote

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What is a cenote? The word cenote means well. It is a sinkhole with exposed rocky edges containing ground water. Yucatan Peninsula is the usual place where there are cenote and one of the most remarkable in the area is the Sacred Cenote.

The Sacred Cenote, also known as the “Well of Sacrifice” is located in Yucatan Peninsula. Human skeletons had been excavated in this cenote leading to the belief that it was used by Mayans for human sacrifices to their rain god Chaac during drought

Meteor Crater

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The Meteor Crater, a meteorite impact crated, is located in Arizona, USA. This is formerly known as the Canyon Diablo Crater. Daniel Barringer suggested that the site was produced by meteorite impact that is why scientists generally refer to it as Barringer Crater.

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The crater is about 1,200 meters in diameter and about 170 meters deep. It is surrounded by a rim that rises 45 meters above the surrounding plains. The owners of the Crater proclaim it to be “the first proven, best-preserved meteorite crater on earth”.

Nereo Cave

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How about scuba diving in an underwater sea-cave? Then try the Nereo Cave, a huge sea-cave in Sardinia, Italy. It is located near the famous Neptune’s Grotto. This underwater cave is regarded the biggest marine cave in the Mediterranean Sea. This geological wonder has many entrances, arches and tunnels making it possible to dive from 0 to 35 m, through long and large tunnels, air chambers and different ways.

Dauner Maare

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The municipality of Daun in Germany that offers wonderful landscape consists of volcanic hills is the location of the so-called Dauner Maare, volcanic crater lakes caused by ancient magma upwelling. The three maare lie close together, separated only by ramparts of tuff. The beautiful town of Daun is a popular health resort in the area with natural mineral water springs. In 2002, Daun recorded sales of 95 million liters of its trademark mineral water.