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Lake Peigneur Sinkhole 1980

Lake Peigneur is a significant sinkhole located in southwestern Louisiana. In 1980, an accidental drilling operation by...

Accident 1980S Collapse Louisiana

9.5 Brilliant

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Guatemala City Sinkhole 2010

A significant sinkhole formed in Guatemala City during 2010 following Tropical Storm Agatha’s heavy rains. The collapse...

Urban 2010S Guatemala Collapse

9.4 Excellent

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Darvaza Gas Crater (Door to Hell)

The Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as “Door to Hell,” is a large sinkhole formed in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan....

Desert Gas Turkmenistan Collapse Crater

9.3 Excellent

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Blue Hole of Dahab

The Blue Hole of Dahab is a unique marine sinkhole located off Egypt’s Red Sea coast. Formed by collapsed limestone, it...

Marine Diving Egypt Red Sea

9.2 Excellent

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Sarisarinama Sinkhole – Humboldt Pit (Sima Humboldt)

The Humboldt Sinkhole, or Sima Humboldt, is a substantial natural depression formed by erosion within Venezuela’s Sarisa...

Natural Large Venezuela Sandstone

9.2 Excellent

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Guatemala City Sinkhole 2007

A significant sinkhole opened in Guatemala City during 2007. The collapse, resulting from deteriorating sewer infrastruc...

Urban 2000S Guatemala Collapse

9.2 Excellent

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Sarisarinama Sinkhole – Martel Pit (Sima Martel)

Sima Martel, also known as the Martel Pit, is a substantial sandstone sinkhole located within the Sarisarinama Tepui in...

Natural Large Venezuela Sandstone

9.1 Excellent

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National Corvette Museum Sinkhole 2014

The 2014 National Corvette Museum sinkhole was a dramatic event involving the collapse of a large hole beneath the museu...

Museum 2010S Collapse Kentucky

9.1 Excellent

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Hoyo Negro Cenote

Hoyo Negro is a large underwater sinkhole located near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It’s notable for containing the rema...

Underwater Mexico Archaeological Quintana Roo

9.0 Excellent

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Red Lake (Crveno Jezero)

Red Lake (Crveno Jezero) is a deep sinkhole in Croatia formed by karst processes. Its notable depth, exceeding 245 meter...

Natural Karst Croatia Deep

8.9 Great

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Sima de las Cotorras

Sima de las Cotorras is a large, cylindrical sinkhole located in the karst landscape of Chiapas, Mexico. The pit is inha...

Vertical Mexico Chiapas Pit Cave

8.3 Great

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Wink Sink No. 2

Wink Sink No. 2 is a large geological sinkhole that opened in Winkler County, Texas, in 2002. It expanded to a diameter...

Texas 2002 Collapse Oil Field

7.9 Good

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Jacob's Well

Jacob's Well is a perennial artesian spring located near Wimberley, Texas, issuing from a submerged karst cave system. T...

Natural Texas Dangerous Cave Diving

7.8 Good

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Daisetta Sinkhole 2008

The Daisetta sinkhole formed on May 7, 2008, near the small city of Daisetta in Liberty County, Texas, within an area as...

Large 2000S Texas Collapse

7.6 Good

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Vrtoglavica

Vrtoglavica is a deep cave shaft on the Kanin karst plateau in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. Its entrance pitch descends...

Slovenia Vertical Karst Deep

7.6 Good

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Wink Sink No. 1

Wink Sink No. 1 is a large geological sinkhole located in Winkler County, West Texas, that first collapsed on June 3, 19...

Texas Collapse 1980 Oil Field

7.4 Good

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Ellison's Cave (Fantastic Pit)

Ellison's Cave is an extensive wild cave system in Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Georgia, known for its exceptionally...

Vertical Cave Pit Cave Georgia USA

7.4 Good

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Harwood Hole

Harwood Hole, also spelled Harwoods Hole, is a vertical cave shaft in the marble and limestone karst near Takaka Hill on...

New Zealand Vertical Deep Pit Cave

7.1 Good

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Devil's Millhopper

Devil's Millhopper is a large, bowl-shaped limestone sinkhole preserved within Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park...

Florida Geological State Park Natural Sinkhole

6.5 Fair

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Rowten Pot

Rowten Pot is a stream cave and vertical entrance in Kingsdale, in the Yorkshire Dales of North Yorkshire, England. It i...

Vertical England Yorkshire Cave

5.8 Mediocre