GREAT BLUE HOLE,
BELIZE
e Great Blue Hole is a giant marine
sinkhole and a hotspot for divers and
explorers alike. e sunken caves are
made up of limestone structures that
formed thousands of years ago before
sea levels rose to what they are today.
Similar to cenotes, divers can explore
the depths of the sunken cave and meet
midnight parrotfish and Caribbean reef
sharks. e site was made famous in
the '70s by conservationist, filmmaker
and explorer Jacques Cousteau who
brought his ship, the Calypso, to track
its depths and later named it one of the
top five dive sites on the planet. In 2012,
the Discovery Channel called the Great
Blue Hole one of "e 10 Most Amazing
Places on Earth."
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