World’s second deepest blue hole of 900 ft discovered in Mexico!

As per the latest development, scientists have uncovered a massive sinkhole off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Reports have it that the giant blue hole, which is around 900 ft deep, has been dubbed as the second deepest blue hole found on the planet by the scientists.

A blue hole is actually a massive underwater sinkhole, which is hundreds of metres long and spans across areas that are bigger than cities and stands at a height of several skyscrapers.
Reports have it that they are believed to have been formed in the Ice Age, when the sea level was as low as 100–120 m lower than current levels. According to Livescience, the newly found blue hole is around 900 ft deep, located in Chetumal Bay, off the coast of Mexico. At this depth, this hole spans across an area of 147,000 sq ft.

The world’s deepest known deep hole was discovered in the South China Sea in 2016, and is known as the Dragon Hole. As per the records, it’s more than 980 ft deep.
The Mexico blue hole has been named Taam Ja’, which means ‘deep water’ in Mayan. Reports add that it has steep sides along with slopes of almost 80 degrees, whereas the mouth of the cavern is around 15 ft below sea level.

Reportedly, these blue holes get their names from their indigo centres and light blue perimeters, and they follow the rules of the ocean subject to tide.