These holes are not only amazing, but some of them are really
terrifying. The sheer scale reminds us of just how tiny we are.
Kimberley hole in South Africa is apparently the largest ever hand-dug
excavation in the world. The 1097 meter-deep mine yielded over 3 tons of
diamonds before being closed in 1914
Kimberley Big Hole - South Africa
Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world,
this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamonds before
being closed in 1914.
Kimberley close-up
The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tons.
Another Kimberley close-up
Glory Hole - Monticello Dam, California
A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity
and water needs to be drained from the resevoir.
Close-up of Monticello Dam. Its the largest in the world,
enabling it to consume 400 cubic feet of water every second.
The Monticello Glory Hole can be seen at the top left of this photo.
Water entering the top shoots out seconds later below.
Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah
This is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth.
Extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit
increasing in size constantly. In its current state the hole
is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide.
Great Blue Hole, Belize
Situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize is this incredible
geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole. There are numerous
blue holes around the world but none as stunning as this one.
At surface level the near-perfectly circular hole is 1/4 mile wide,
the depth in the middle reaching 145 metres.
Obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers.
Mirny Diamond Mine, Serbia
This is an absolute beast and holds the title of largest open
diamond mine in the world. At 525 metres deep with a top
diameter of 1200 metres there's even a no-fly zone above
the hole because a few helicopters have been sucked in.
The red arrow in the photo above is pointing to a huge truck.
Diavik Mine, Canada
This incredible mine can be found 300km northeast of Yellowknife
in Canada and was featured on the History Channel's series
'Ice Road Truckers'
The mine is so huge and the area so remote that it even has its
own airport with a runway large enough to accomodate a Boeing 737.
It also looks equally as awesome when the surrounding water is frozen.
Sinkhole, Guatemala
A sinkhole is caused when water (usually rainwater or sewage)
is soaked up by the earth on a large scale, resulting in the
ground collapsing.
These photos are of a sinkhole which occured recently in Guatemala.
The hole swallowed a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people.
Officials blamed the monster of a hole on a ruptured sewage pipe.
The deepest hole ever drilled by man is the Kola Super deep Borehole, in
Russia. It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62
miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some
unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen - so
massive that the mud coming from the hole was "boiling" with it.
Kimberley Big Hole - South Africa
Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world,
this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamonds before
being closed in 1914.
Kimberley close-up
The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tons.
Another Kimberley close-up
Glory Hole - Monticello Dam, California
A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity
and water needs to be drained from the resevoir.
Close-up of Monticello Dam. Its the largest in the world,
enabling it to consume 400 cubic feet of water every second.
The Monticello Glory Hole can be seen at the top left of this photo.
Water entering the top shoots out seconds later below.
Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah
This is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth.
Extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit
increasing in size constantly. In its current state the hole
is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide.
Great Blue Hole, Belize
Situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize is this incredible
geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole. There are numerous
blue holes around the world but none as stunning as this one.
At surface level the near-perfectly circular hole is 1/4 mile wide,
the depth in the middle reaching 145 metres.
Obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers.
Mirny Diamond Mine, Serbia
This is an absolute beast and holds the title of largest open
diamond mine in the world. At 525 metres deep with a top
diameter of 1200 metres there's even a no-fly zone above
the hole because a few helicopters have been sucked in.
The red arrow in the photo above is pointing to a huge truck.
Diavik Mine, Canada
This incredible mine can be found 300km northeast of Yellowknife
in Canada and was featured on the History Channel's series
'Ice Road Truckers'
The mine is so huge and the area so remote that it even has its
own airport with a runway large enough to accomodate a Boeing 737.
It also looks equally as awesome when the surrounding water is frozen.
Sinkhole, Guatemala
A sinkhole is caused when water (usually rainwater or sewage)
is soaked up by the earth on a large scale, resulting in the
ground collapsing.
These photos are of a sinkhole which occured recently in Guatemala.
The hole swallowed a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people.
Officials blamed the monster of a hole on a ruptured sewage pipe.
.png "English"){kind=small}
No comments:
Post a Comment