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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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Cenote Saamal

Cenote Saamal is a large, open-air sinkhole located in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, situated within the Hacienda Selva Ma...

Natural Mexico Yucatan Cave

8.4 Great

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Cenote Tajma Ha

Cenote Tajma Ha is an underwater cave system and sinkhole located in Quintana Roo on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is a...

Diving Mexico Cave Quintana Roo

8.3 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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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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Cenote Calavera

Cenote Calavera is a sinkhole located near Tulum in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its three surface openings that visu...

Diving Mexico Tulum Cave

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 Sinkhole

Devil's Sinkhole is a vertical limestone cavern in Edwards County, Texas, protected within Devil's Sinkhole State Natura...

Vertical Texas State Natural Area Natural Sinkhole

7.0 Good

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Eldon Hole

Eldon Hole is a large natural pothole near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. The feature consists of a deep, open vertic...

England Historical Derbyshire Pothole

6.6 Fair

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Alum Pot

Alum Pot is a large limestone shaft and cave feature near Selside in the Yorkshire Dales of England. The pothole forms a...

England Yorkshire Cave Pothole

6.3 Fair

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Lost John's Cave

Lost John's Cave is a cave system in the Yorkshire Dales of northern England. It has several entrances and is known amon...

England Yorkshire Cave Pothole

6.0 Fair

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Sell Gill Holes

Sell Gill Holes are two adjacent pothole entrances in Ribblesdale, within the Yorkshire Dales of northern England. The l...

England Waterfall Yorkshire Cave

5.5 Mediocre