Thursday, 27 February 2020

Yongle Blue Hole (YBH)

Yongle Blue Hole (YBH)

Carbon more than 8,000 years old lies deep inside a yawning sinkhole in the South China Sea.

About YBH:

  • It is the deepest known marine cavern.
  • Located in the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea (SCS).
  • It measures roughly 300 meters from top to bottom.
  • Its waters are mostly isolated from the surrounding ocean and receive little fresh water from rainfall, making it a rare spot to study the chemistry of oxygen-deprived marine ecosystems.

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