Like a pinprick piercing the azure Caribbean Sea, the Great Blue Hole is as mysterious as it is mesmerizing. From above, this almost perfectly circular underwater sinkhole is a deep, dark bullseye ...

Belize's Great Blue Hole is one of Earth's most mysterious features. Anyone peering into the 125 metre (410ft) deep pit will wonder what secrets – and stories – lie beneath. Now, scientists have ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists took a 98-foot core sample from the bottom of the Great Blue Hole off the coast of ...

Divers have finally made it to the bottom of Belize’s iconic Great Blue Hole, but a dirty secret was lurking at the bottom of the pristine natural wonder. The Great Blue Hole is a giant marine ...

A team of scientists, including Virgin billionaire Richard Branson, has returned from a groundbreaking mission to the bottom of Belize's Great Blue Hole with exciting findings. The Great Blue Hole is ...

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Belize as we know it – the small, English-speaking Central American country perched along the Caribbean Sea – has been around since 1981, but the barrier reef just off the country’s coast is turning ...