Blue hole
Great Blue Hole
A protected marine sinkhole on Lighthouse Reef where divers descend the wall to overhangs hung with ice-age stalactites. Visits are by boat with tour operators, and a daily monument fee applies.
Dive boats tie up to mooring buoys on the rim of the hole, which has no land. Divers follow the steep wall down to overhanging shelves where large stalactites hang, evidence that this was a dry cave when sea level was far lower.
The Belize Audubon Society, which publishes the monument's visitor information, lists diving, snorkelling and wildlife viewing; snorkelling takes place on the coral rim. Sharks and turtles are reported in the area.
De omgeving
Vertical walls and overhanging ledges with stalactites in clear marine water; deep anoxic water with hydrogen sulfide below about 90 m.
Omstandigheden
Open marine site; trips are long boat rides from the cayes and mainland. Hydrogen sulfide and no oxygen below about 90 m (2018 survey).
Gebruikelijke ranges uit gepubliceerde bronnen, geen actuele omstandigheden.
Faciliteiten
No land or visitor facilities at the hole; mooring buoys for dive boats. Half Moon Caye, often visited the same day, has basic visitor facilities.
Voor oriëntatie, niet voor navigatie. Holle stippen zijn bij benadering.
Elk gegeven op deze pagina, met zijn bron (9)
| Gegeven | Status | Bron |
|---|---|---|
| One operator lists a maximum depth of 40 m (135 ft) for its Blue Hole dive.Provider claim. | Gemeld | [2] |
| The sinkhole is about 412 ft (125 m) deep. | Geverifieerd | [1] |
| A hydrogen sulfide layer at about 290 ft marks the start of oxygen-free water.December 2018 expedition. | Gemeld | [3] |
| One operator lists its 40 m Blue Hole depth for advanced-certified divers and requires Blue Hole divers to be at least 18.Provider claim. | Gemeld | [2] |
| Non-nationals pay BZD 60 per day to enter the monument.Checked 2026-10-14. | Geverifieerd | [1] |
| The monument lists hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. | Geverifieerd | [1] |
| Mariners must contact Half Moon Caye park rangers (VHF 16) before mooring or anchoring. | Geverifieerd | [1] |
| There are no land or visitor facilities at the hole, only mooring buoys. | Geverifieerd | [1] |
| GeoNames lists the Great Blue Hole at 17.315278, -87.53444.Public, widely published site. | Gemeld | [4] |
Geverifieerd: vermeld door een officiële of primaire bron die we hebben geraadpleegd. Gemeld: alleen afkomstig van een secundaire bron. Bronnen spreken elkaar tegen: de noot geeft beide versies. Mogelijk verouderd: de nieuwste bron die we hebben gevonden is oud.
In eigen woorden geschreven op basis van bovenstaande bronnen. Een correctie melden