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Feb 8, 2017 · Sinkholes appear in peculiar places, and almost every time they do we stare in disbelief, wondering "how on Earth did that happen"? Well, here's why.
A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as ponor, swallow hole or swallet.
Jun 9, 2018 · A sinkhole is an area of ground that has no natural external surface drainage--when it rains, the water stays inside the sinkhole and typically drains into the subsurface. Sinkholes can vary from a few feet to hundreds of acres and from less than 1 to more than 100 feet deep.
A sinkhole is a depression in the ground that has no natural external surface drainage. Basically, this means that when it rains, all of the water stays inside the sinkhole and typically drains into the subsurface. Sinkholes are most common in what geologists call, “karst terrain.”
- Xiaozhai Tiankeng, China. Located in Fengjie County in China, Xiaozhai Tiankeng — which roughly translates to "the Heavenly Pit" — is the world's deepest sinkhole.
- Crveno Jezero (Red Lake), Croatia. Red Lake is a sinkhole containing a karst lake — a lake formed as the result of a collapse of caves near the city of Imotski, in Croatia.
- Sima Humboldt, Venezuela. Sima Humboldt is an enormous sinkhole located on the summit of Cerro Sarisarinama, a flat-topped mountain in Bolívar State, Venezuela.
- Dragon Hole; Paracel Islands, South China Sea. The Dragon Hole — also known as the Yongle Blue Hole or the "eye" of the sea — is a 984-foot-deep (300 m) blue hole near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
Jan 9, 2016 · What is a sinkhole. They go by called many names (snake hole, swallow hole, or doline). They’re big, they appear seemingly out of nowhere, and they can “devour” houses in the blink of an...
Nov 2, 2023 · Sinkholes are much more than holes in the ground. Learn how sinkholes can cause the Earth to swallow up you, your home and your car.
