Looking at pictures similar to these scares and fascinates me in different doses. The pure level of these holes reminds you of just how tiny you are. Mirny Diamond Mine, Siberia. I'm confident most people have seen this one. It's a complete creature 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 due to a few helicopters being sucked in.
The red projectile in the photo beneath is pointing to a enormous truck.
Kimberley Big Hole - South Africa apparently the major ever hand-dug dig in the world, this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914.
The quantity of earth detached by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes.
Glory Hole - Monticello Dam - A magnificence hole is used when a barrier is at full ability and water needs to be drained from the reservoir.
This is the glory hole belonging to Monticello dam in California and it's the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14400 cubic feet of water every second.
The hole can be seen at the top center of the photo above. if you were to bound in for some reason your slightly moist body would shoot out near the bottom of the dam (below).
Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, this is allegedly the largest man-made dig on earth. Extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the ditch 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 unbelievable geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole. There are numerous blue holes around the world but none as stunning as this one.
At outside level the near completely circular hole is 1/4 mile wide, the depth in the middle reaching 145 meters. Obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers. Read more here.
Diavik Mine, Canada this incredible mine can be found 300km northeast of Yellowknife in Canada.
The mine is so enormous and the area so remote that it even has its own airport with a runway large enough to accommodate a being 737. it also looks equally as cool when the surrounding water is frozen.
Sinkhole, Guatemala - a sinkhole is caused when water is soaked up by the earth on a large level, resultant in the ground collapsing.
These photos are of a Sinkhole which occurred early this year in Guatemala. The hole swallowed a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people.
Officials answerable the monster of a hole on a ruptured manure pipe.
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