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	The Belize Audubon Society
		The great “Blue Hole” studied by Jacques Cousteau in recent years, is an underwater cave, formed during periods of lower sea level, is a karsts-eroded sinkhole where depths exceed 400 feet.
		The Blue Hole, a large circular sinkhole on Lighthouse reef Atoll, has for many years been a major attraction for SCUBA divers and is the most famous dive destination in Belize.
		It is called the “Blue Hole” because of the striking indigo blue color of the deep hole in comparison to the lighter shades of green and blue of the surrounding atoll lagoon.
	www.belizeaudubon.org /parks/bhnm.htm (484 words)

	The Great Blue Hole, Ambergris Caye, Belize, Diving in the Caribbean
		Core samples from the floor of the Blue Hole will be used to test a hypothesis set forth by Eugene Schinn of the U.S. Geological Survey in St. Petersburg, Florida, which seeks to associate Saharan desert dust storm activity with the development of algae blooms and other pathogens.
		A blue hole is essentially formed when a roof collapses over a cavern and is subsequently filled with water.
		Despite the apparent grandeur of The Blue Hole, it is not the deepest underwater karst window in Belize.
	www.ambergriscaye.com /pages/town/bluehole.html (756 words)

	Great Blue Hole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Blue Hole is a large underwater sinkhole off of the coast of Belize.
		Ringing the walls of the hole, beginning at around 100 feet, the sheer face of the hole becomes a hanging curtain of stalactites, some up to 40 feet long.
		The Great Blue Hole is highly frequented by bull sharks, therefore making a dive a potentially dangerous endeavor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Blue_Hole (319 words)

	Blue Hole New Mexico page
		The Blue Hole's popularity grew around 1930 when the cross-country highway called Route 66 opened up through Santa Rosa and right past the spring on a section of road that is now called Blue Hole Road.
		The Blue Hole widens the deeper it goes until the diameter reaches 130 feet (40 m) across at its deepest depth.
		While the Blue Hole is open to public diving both day and night, the City of Santa Rosa requires that divers purchase a diving permit (see sidebar) from either the City Hall or from the Santa Rosa Diver Center.
	www.dtmag.com /dive-usa/BlueHoleStRosaNM.html (1337 words)

	The Blue Hole / The Bells - Diving Red Sea, Dahab, dive site directory
		Whilst entry into the Blue Hole pool is one option, quite a nice alternative is to make a short walk to the north, along the rocky coastal path and enter through a gap in the shoreline rocks.
		At the Blue Hole, a cavernous hole approximately 25m across plunges from the reef table down to unfathomable depths.
		Blue Hole is a safe spot to dive if you know your limits and you ain't pushing it too far which is sadly what most of the divers dont do.
	www.divesitedirectory.co.uk /dive_site_red_sea_dahab_reef_the_blue_hole.html (2210 words)

	The Great Blue Hole of Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Great Blue Hole is surrounded by shallow water of Lighthouse Reef Atoll, a nearly perfect circle in the middle of a shallow reef.
		The Belize Great Blue Hole is located far from industrial sources of aerosols but is well within the area affected by silica- and clay-bearing African soil dust.
		The hole thus serves as a giant sediment trap where the overall sedimentation rate is slow and layering is preserved due to anoxic conditions.
	soundwaves.usgs.gov /2001/06 (713 words)

	Blue Hole of Castalia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The area surrounding the Blue Hole was known as Junandat of Wyandot Town, when Major Robert Rogers, of the Colonial Rangers, "discovered" it in 1761.
		As water rushes and rises from the funnel-like shape of the Blue Hole through two outlets, the surface of the water remains calm and unbroken.
		The owners of the 500 acres on which the Blue Hole sits decided to close the doors rather than face the commercialization of the land necessary to compete.
	www.projex.demon.co.uk /bottom.html (900 words)

	DIVE BELIZE, The Great Blue Hole, Ambergris Caye, Belize, Diving in the Caribbean
		The Blue Hole is a "karst- eroded sinkhole." It was once a cave at the center of an underground tunnel complex whose ceiling collapsed.
		Several divers have lost their lives in the Blue Hole for various reasons, and as usual, caution is the rule and divers should be fully aware of safety as cave diving rules will apply when they enter the stalagtite-stalagmite area.
		Because such a blue hole was so striking against a background of tranquil pastel greens of the shallow atoll lagoon, one may be reminded poetically of Homer's accounts in the "Odyssey" of the whirlpool "Charybdis" that gave one a choice of two dangers.
	ambergriscaye.com /pages/town/greatbluehole.html (4229 words)

	Great Blue Hole - click for info photo - Andrew Fuentes photos at pbase.com
		Inside this hole the water is 480 feet (145 m) deep and it is the depth of water which gives the deep blue color that causes such structures throughout the world to be known as "blue holes."
		The Blue Hole is the result of the repeated collapses of a cave system formed during lower sea level stands.
		The reason that the hole is 475 deep instead of the shallower 390 foot depth is that this atoll is on a geological fault block that has been subsiding into the basin through geologic time.
	www.pbase.com /image/25143244 (2466 words)

	Blue Hole (park) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blue Hole National Park is a national park located just off the Hummingbird Highway in Cayo District of Belize.
		It is over 500 acres (2 km²) in area, and contains two cave systems (St. Hermans and Crystal), various natural trails, and the cool jungle pool from whence the park gets its name.
		A 360 degree view from the observation tower at Blue Hole National Park, Belize CA This article about the geography of Belize is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue_Hole_(park) (126 words)

	A mysterious blue swimming hole------ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Blue Hole, long a source of folklore in Monroe Township, has been virtually inaccessible for 40 years.
		Located on state land at the edge of the township, the Blue Hole is about a mile off Piney Hollow Road, near the Egg Harbor River in a heavily wooded area known to locals as "Inskips" - named after Inskip Brick, a man who owned a large house in the area.
		No one knows for sure how the Blue Hole got there, but the most accepted theory is that it was created by a meteorite.
	www.angelfire.com /nj/becjosh/bluehole.html (593 words)

	"Blue Hole"
		Blue Hole is about a hundred yards upriver from the bridge.
		Beyond this to your right is Blue Hole itself, a wide deep spot in the river with good places for jumping off rocks, etc. I generally continue onward and drop my stuff near the tunnels; later I swim back down the river to enjoy the deeper part of Blue Hole.
		Blue Hole is ten times as much fun when you can see where you're going, and there's a lot to see on the bottom.
	jet13.hasweb.com /~paulcas/bluehole.html (4810 words)

	Blue Hole Diving on Andros Island Bahamas at Small Hope Bay Lodge
		It was in this blue hole that British cave diver Martin Farr set a world's record for distance in ocean caves in 1982 (3,700-feet), a record broken by American cave diver Brian Kakuk in 1994.
		Once in the Blue Hole, divers descend down to 80 feet, through sulfur layers where the line splits to run north and south.
		We swim up through the cavern to the uppermost lip and then circumnavigate the entire Blue Hole, seeing ancient river beds and water falls that were created during the last ice age.
	www.smallhope.com /BlueHoles.html (800 words)

	History of the Blue Hole in Belize
		The Blue Hole is a geological oddity, so much so that in March of 1996 it was declared a World Heritage Site and later declared a National Monument in February of 1999.
		The Hole used to be, once upon a time millions of years ago, a complex system of dry caves.
		Jacques Cousteau made the Blue Hole famous in 1972, when he took his famous research vessel, the Calypso, into Lighthouse Atoll and traced a route that is used by dive boats to this day.
	www.bluedive.com /history.html (333 words)

	Blue Hole National Park, Belize
		Covering 575 acres, Blue Hole National Park encompasses this water-filled sink, St. Herman’s Cave, and the surrounding jungle.
		The pool of the Blue Hole is an oblong collapsed karst sinkhole 300 feet across in some places and about 100 feet deep.
		As you face the Blue Hole, the trail to St. Herman’s Cave lies to the right and requires a hike of a little more than a mile and a half over rugged ground.
	www.moon.com /planner/belize/mustsee/blue_hole.html (505 words)

	Diving the Blue Hole in Belize
		The Blue Hole is a feature attraction of diving in Belize, especially for divers with an appreciation of geographical phenomena - this is your opportunity to explore the famous Blue Hole.
		Located in the center of the Lighthouse Reef the Blue Hole is a large hole of water 480 feet (145 m) deep, which gives the deep blue color that causes such structures throughout the world to be known as "blue holes."
		Today the Blue Hole is famed for its sponges, barracuda, corals, angelfish, and a school of sharks often seen patrolling the hole’s edge.
	www.enjoy-belize.com /bluehole.htm (438 words)

	Belize's Blue Hole - What's all the fuss about? by Vladimir Soto on DeeperBlue.net - Fanatical About FreeDiving, Scuba ...
		The Blue Hole is a geological oddity, so much so that in March of 1996 it was declared a World Heritage Site and later declared a National Monument in February of 1999.
		The Hole used to be, once upon a time millions of years ago, a complex system of dry caves.
		Jacques Cousteau made the Blue Hole famous in 1972, when he took his famous research vessel, the Calypso, into Lighthouse Atoll and traced a route that is used by dive boats to this day.
	www.deeperblue.net /article.php/675/3 (658 words)

	Blue Hole Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Blue Hole Park is a 12 acre nature reserve located just off Blue Hole Hill before the Causeway and opposite the Grotto Bay Beach Resort hotel.
		Stand on the wooden platform and lose yourself staring into the deep blue waters that fill this sunken cave.
		A limestone cavern, Causeway Cave, is immersed in lush sub-tropical vegetation.
	www.bermuda4u.com /Attractions/bermuda_attractions_blue_hole_park.html (131 words)

	The Blue Hole Dahab - June 2002 - DIVERNET from Diver Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The number of Blue Hole fatalities is hard to come by.
		Underwater distances are difficult to judge at the best of times, but with the bright blue of the outside sea making the tunnel into a dark silhouette, the outside appears very close.
		At 80m the whole world has turned blue; I can see the bottom of the reef wall and the seabed sloping away from it.
	www.divernet.com /travel/0602dahab.htm (1638 words)

	Website of the Belize Tourism Board
		The St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park (inland Blue Hole) is located twelve miles southeast of Belmopan on the Hummingbird Highway.
		The Blue Hole is a popular recreational spot, where water on its way from a tributary to the Sibun River, emerges from a collapsed karst sinkhole.
		Since St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park contains some 575 acres of primary and secondary forest, there is a significant opportunity to observe birds and other animals, as well as a plethora of flora.
	www.travelbelize.org /bhnp.html (211 words)

	The Blue Hole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Blue Hole is one of those places I simply don't understand why people make a big deal out of it.
		What was noteworthy about it was the fact that its water was very,very blue, which is odd, considering all the streams nearby are tea-colored cedar water.
		All the stories are tied to it, not to mention the trail to it is marked with blue dots.
	www.stuofdoom.com /bluehole.html (237 words)

	Blue Hole Gaum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Blue Hole is undoubtedly Guam's most popular divesite.
		It is common to see large pelagic fish below and as you follow the wall on the outside of the Blue Hole you probably will see more.
		Divers should look very carefully underneath the rock formations slightly west of the blue Hole as you'll find a resident moray eel or two, lionfish, leafish, and schools of snappers and rainbow runners there.
	www.mdaguam.com /bluehole.htm (279 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The center of the Blue Hole was a patch of sky blue that was almost luminous even on a grey day (that is, 6 days out of seven in this region).
		The legend, in the form of scientific prose, went on further to explain that the reflection of the atmosphere's color would always be as blue as the unobscured sky because there was so much blue compared to a relatively thin layer of clouds that a little grey wouldn't spoil anything.
		After you saw the hole (the admission price was always rather steep for its day), you could put a quarter in a bubble-gum dispenser and obtain a handful of fish food which you could strew into the hatching streams.
	pw1.netcom.com /~sultnwoz/bluhole1.htm (747 words)

	Castalia, Ohio - Blue Hole
		Because the water from the blue hole has no oxygen and high levels of nitrogen, it is treated before being used by the hatchery.
		There is more than one "Blue Hole." There are actually seven of these "holes" in that area of Castalia, only one of which is open for viewing to the public.
		This "hole" that is open to the public is also a fascinating place to observe the hatching taking place.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==983 (909 words)

	NJHM - The Search for the Legendary Blue Hole
		We first read of the Blue Hole in Henry Charlton Beck's book, "More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey." Beck described the site as a bottomless pit filled with clear blue water, unusual in the Pinelands where most of waterways, ponds and lakes are brownish.
		The water in the Hole was always ice cold no matter the season, but there were small patches where hot water bubbled up to the surface.
		Legend says the Blue Hole is the home of the devil and a passageway directly to hell.
	www.njhm.com /bluehole.htm (862 words)

	Blue Hole scuba diving
		The Blue Hole is a round, deep depression in the center of more than 75 square miles of blue-green water, making up the Lighthouse Reef Atoll.
		Besides two narrow passages on the eastern and northern rims, the Blue Hole is entirely surrounded by living coral.
		The most diverse and abundant marine life is found on the reefs that border the outside of the Blue Hole.
	www.sportextreme.com /phdidi15188 (399 words)

	Stargate Blue Hole
		Description: Stargate Blue Hole is located about 500 m inland from the east coast of South Andros Island on the west side of The Bluff village.
		The land surrounding Stargate Blue Hole was zoned for residential development until protests lodged by the Blue Holes Foundation resulted in its protection.
		In 1998, the forest immediately surrounding Stargate Blue Hole was illegally cleared, possibly causing adverse impacts on the cave.
	www.tamug.edu /cavebiology/Bahamas/caves/StargateBlueHole.html (478 words)

	Belize & Blue Hole FAQ
		Blue Hole Dive Center is a Tropic Air agent and we can make your flight reservations for you, at no extra charge, if you wish.
		Offshore sites like the Blue Hole, Lighthouse Reef and the Turneffe Islands are about 50 miles from San Pedro.
		The Blue Hole is considered a deep dive since we go to 130 feet.
	www.bluedive.com /faq.html (987 words)

	Weird NJ Stories, Legends of the Blue Hole
		The Blue Hole is a mysterious body of water in the middle of the woods in Winslow Township, South Jersey.
		When he was a kid, growing up in Blue Anchor (part of Winslow), he and his friends would go swimming in the creek about a hundred feet from the Blue Hole.
		The edges appeared to be raised, which was consistent with one of the rumors I had read: that the Blue Hole was actually a bottomless crater left by an ancient meteor’s impact.
	www.weirdnj.com /stories/_unexplained04.asp (765 words)

	On Route 66, the Blue Hole Beckons (washingtonpost.com)
		Yet it's the Blue Hole, an 80-foot-deep artesian spring fed from an underwater aquifer, that draws visitors (about 8,000 diving permits are issued per year) from around the world.
		On a chilly November weekend, I entered the Blue Hole from a set of steps that faces a spiraling sweep of rock that climbs high to a flat peak -- a good spot for plunging in (sans scuba gear) or viewing divers underwater.
		Though the hole and its surrounding area was a fish hatchery from 1952 to 1967, now scrub oak and juniper trees border the crafted stone architecture, their slender trunks and leafy plumes sharply reflected on the motionless surface.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A7793-2004Dec17.html (784 words)

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