Here’s what you need to know before visiting the Great Blue Hole. Like a pinprick piercing the azure Caribbean Sea, the Great Blue Hole is as mysterious as it is mesmerizing. From above, this almost ...

Did you know the Great Blue Hole in Belize is huge? It’s 318 meters (1,043 feet) wide and goes down 124 meters (407 feet). This amazing hole is part of the Belize Barrier Reef, a UNESCO site. It has ...

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This amazing astronaut photo shows the bizarre whale-like shape of a Belizean tropical island. The coral-reef-covered structure is home to the Great Blue Hole, one of the deepest marine sinkholes on ...