'World's deepest' underwater sinkhole found in China

48.65% credibility
 
Related

10 Vitamins women should take to prevent serious health problems!

Luffy News
372 points

This mom s punishment for her son is getting praise from all over the world

Luffy News
492 points



Most recent

ESTAMOS ATRAPADOS FRENTE A LAS SIN SALIDAS PROMETIDAS

Octavio Cruz Gonzalez
8 points

HAL Company obtiene la certificación Great Place To Work por tercer año consecutivo

Luisa Fernanda Rozo
12 points

Cuba un paraíso de relax y diversión en el corazón del Caribe

Viajes y turismo
16 points

La educación está pagando el precio más alto por ciberataques, revela encuesta de Sophos

Prensa
32 points

Nueva generación de firewall personaliza la defensa contra ciberataques sin elevar costos

Prensa
14 points

Andrea González-Villablanca y su conmovedor relato en el XIV Aniversario de Mujer MRKH

Periodistas Lideres
34 points

Kingston Technology refuerza su equipo en Colombia

Prensa
22 points

Les confieso que no estoy conforme con el mundo y el tiempo q me tocó vivir recientemente (Serrat)

El final del camino
10 points

Grupo Covisian presenta la herramienta CX Gaia en el sector bancario colombiano

Tecnologia
44 points

En este País solo es infiel aquel que es pillado

El diario de Enrique
8 points
SHARE
TWEET
CNN- Scientists have discovered what's being described as the world's deepest underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported.



Called the "Dragon Hole" by locals, it's 987 feet (300 meters) deep, according to researchers who have spent the past year exploring the site.

Scientists from the Sansha Ship Course Research Institute for Coral Protection used an underwater robot with a depth sensor to determine the size of the sinkhole.

Researchers found more than 20 species of fish in the upper part of the sinkhole, which is also known as a blue hole. But below 100 meters, it is largely oxygen-free, meaning life is unlikely to survive there.

A "blue hole" is a large sinkhole or cave system in the ocean that is visible from the surface.
Described by locals as the "eye" of the South China Sea, the hole is located in a coral reef off the Paracel Islands.


Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas was previously thought to be the world's deepest underwater sinkhole, at a depth of more than 660 feet.

The Sansha city government in Hainan Province, China, said it has drafted measures to protect and study the blue hole in the South China Sea.

Fuente: edition.cnn.com
SHARE
TWEET
To comment you must log in with your account or sign up!
Featured content