Izindawo Ezimangalisa Kakhulu Emhlabeni - I-Great Blue Hole

Isiza esithi “The Great Blue Hole” senziwa saduma nguJacques-Yves Cousteau, owasimemezela njengesingezinye zezindawo eziyishumi ezihamba phambili zokutshuza emanzini emhlabeni. Ngo-1971, waletha umkhumbi wakhe, i-Calypso, emgodini ukuze adwebe ukujula kwawo.

Ukujula okukaliwe kwasekuqaleni kwe-Great Blue Hole kwakungamamitha angu-125 (410 ft) okuwukujula okuvame ukucashunwa kuze kube namuhla.

Lena indawo edumile phakathi kwabatshuzi be-scuba bezokungcebeleka abahehwa ithuba lokutshuza emanzini acwebile futhi bahlangane nezinhlobo eziningana zezinhlanzi, okuhlanganisa ama-giant grouper, oshaka abahlengikazi, nezinhlobo eziningana zoshaka bama-reef. Ngokuvamile, uhambo lokutshuza oluya e-Great Blue Hole luwuhambo losuku olugcwele, oluhlanganisa ukutshuza okukodwa e-Blue Hole kanye nokutshuza okubili emanzini aseduze.

Igama langempela le "The Great Blue Hole" ladalwa umtshuzi waseBrithani nombhali uNed Middleton ngemva kokuhlala ezweni izinyanga eziyisi-6. Ehlatshwe umxhwele kakhulu yilesi sici semvelo, wabonisana encwadini yakhe ethi “Ten Years Underwater” ukuthi uma i-Australia ingaba ne-'Great Barrier Reef' khona-ke iBelize ingaba nayo 'i-Great Blue Hole' - ngaleyo ndlela ihlukanise lesi sici kokufanayo, nakuba okuncane. ngosayizi, izakhiwo.

Ngo-2012, i-Discovery Channel yabeka i-Great Blue Hole njengenombolo yokuqala ohlwini lwayo "Izindawo Ezingu-10 Ezimangalisa Kakhulu Emhlabeni".

Mayelana

IGreat Blue Hole iwumgodi omkhulu ocwila ngaphansi kwamanzi ogwini lwaseBelize. Ilele eduze nenkaba ye-Lighthouse Reef, indawo encane eqhele ngamakhilomitha angama-70 (43 mi) ukusuka ezweni laseBelize City. Umgodi uyindilinga, ungaphezulu kwamamitha angama-300 (984 ft) ububanzi kanye no-124 m (407 ft) ukujula. Yakheka phakathi neziqephu ezimbalwa ze-quaternary glaciation lapho amazinga olwandle ephansi kakhulu. Ukuhlaziywa kwama-stalactite atholakala ku-Great Blue Hole kubonisa ukuthi ukwakheka kwenzeka eminyakeni engu-153,000, 66,000, 60,000, kanye nengu-15,000 2 edlule.[XNUMX] Njengoba ocean yaqala yavuka futhi, imigede yagcwala amanzi. IGreat Blue Hole iyingxenye yeBelize Barrier Reef Reserve enkulu System, Indawo Eyigugu Yomhlaba Yenhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezemfundo, Isayensi Nezamasiko (UNESCO).

Umthombo: wikipedia