I think it's called a blue hole. But my teacher thinks i'm wrong.
Please Help!!!!!!
2007-10-30 15:16:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anneka R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Well the bottom is reachable but, you can only get there with really sophisticated diving equipment.
2007-11-02 12:24:09 · update #1
very deep! Your teacher is right.
Blue Holes
The white, sandy seafloor near the shallow waters of the Bahama Islands occasionally drops away to disappear in a dark blue pool below the transparent waters. Reaching hundreds of feet deep, these pools are called blue holes and are actually subterranean caverns. They were formed around 18,000 years ago when a giant continental icecap removed oceanic waters and lowered the sea level by hundreds of feet. During that era, the Bahama Islands were hills on a large plain. Rainwater was made acidic by tropical vegetation, and seeped into the soil to erode and dissolve limestone bedrock, creating the underground caverns. Some caverns collapsed under the weight of the topsoil, and became they type of sinkholes that occur in the Caribbean area. When the ice melted, the seas rose and flooded the lowlands with water. The sinkholes, now covered by water, became the famous blue holes.
Inside the blue holes, divers find an amazing universe of rock and wildlife. Stalactites are suspended from rocky roofs; blind, colorless fish dart through the depths; lobsters and crustaceans crawl along the sandy floor; and other species found nowhere else in the world live together.
2007-10-30 15:33:27 · answer #1 · answered by Black Sheep Aerospace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your teacher is correct. A "blue hole" is a different phenomenon: an underwater sinkhole in a coral reef, usually perfectly circular, with water sooooo deep that the hole reflects the deep blue sky in a particular way. There is one in Belize; do a search of "Blue Hole" and you will find pictures and everything...
A river "hydrolic" or "hole" is where water flows over rocks in such a way as to create a natural whirlpool. This is especially dangerous to canoers and kayakers.
As far as the world's deepest river is concerned, I think that is the Yangse river in China. You can look that up, though!
2007-10-30 22:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... dangerous comes to mind!
I looked up and didn't find anything on what deep rivers are called (maybe I missed the right wording for the search) but I did find what a blue hole is... see the link below.
Good luck finding what they are actually called!
2007-10-30 22:25:54 · answer #3 · answered by toonew2two 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No huns.. I think you are wrong.. Blue hole carries a totally different meaning.
btw, when you say unreachable..you mean by humans? or is it like something infinite? does such a thing (river I mean) exist?
2007-10-31 00:46:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think there is such thing as a river with an unreachable bottom, but try
whirlpool
crevase
fault?
just suggestions.
2007-10-30 22:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by zsayin123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bottomless
2007-10-30 22:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by Penny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bikini Bottom?
2007-10-30 22:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Jigglypuff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abyss
2007-10-30 22:19:32 · answer #8 · answered by M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nonexistant.
2007-10-30 22:23:19 · answer #9 · answered by tylernmi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call it a canal
2007-10-30 22:24:52 · answer #10 · answered by WoffyCoffee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋