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Top 10 Amazing Holes In The Earth. Our World In man’s search for mineral wealth, many enormous holes have been dug.

Top 10 Amazing Holes In The Earth

In addition, nature occasionally produces some astounding holes. This list is a pick of the ten most spectacular natural or manmade holes in the face of the earth. Many thanks to rushfan for sending in the images for this list. Click the images for a larger view. Chuquicamata is an open pit copper mine in Chile. The Udachnaya Pipe is a diamond mine in Russia. In 2007, a 300 foot deep sinkhole swallowed a dozen homes in Guatemala – killing 2 and causing thousands to be evacuated. The Diavik Mine is a mine in the Northwest territories of Canada. Mirny Diamond Mine Siberia The Mirny Diamond Mine is 525m deep and has a diameter of 1200m. The Great Blue Hole is an underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. Bingham Canyon Mine Utah The Bingham Canyon Mine is a copper mine in the Oquirrh mountains, Utah.

Monticello Dam California Kimberley Diamond Mine South Africa Darvaza Gas Crater Turkmenistan Jamie Frater. 15 Fascinating Lesser-Known Science Facts. Facts This is actually our third list of science facts, but here we have focussed especially on lesser-known trivia.

15 Fascinating Lesser-Known Science Facts

Hopefully you will find at least a handful of items here that are completely new to you. Be sure to add your own fascinating facts to the comments. If you wish to read the previous lists of facts, they are: Top 20 Amazing Science Facts, and Another 15 Amazing Science Facts. Top 10 Amazing Holes In The Earth. The Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Most Beautiful Places In The World.

Everyone views beauty in different ways and what one person considers to be beautiful may be completely different to how other people view it. These beautiful places from all around the world are, in their own right, beautiful. Consisting of everything from individual monuments to expanses of water and ancient villages to modern cities, they may not all be attracting, appealing or aesthetically pleasing to everyone, but to some, they are some of the most stunning places on earth.

Pakistan is blessed with sights that are beautiful beyond words. Mother Nature has been very kind to Pakistan when it comes to natural beauty. Of course there are many incredible man-made structures built throughout the course of history but here we are just taking a look at the natural wonders of Pakistan. The town of Killarney in County Kerry is one of those that mixes traditional Irish charm with fantastic historical views and amazing scenery. Oludeniz, Turkey Sognefjord, Norway Lake Baikal, Russia. 10 Most Terrifying Places on Earth. Creepy There are places on this planet that are stranger than the most alien landscapes we have ever imagined.

10 Most Terrifying Places on Earth

Places that make your skin crawl. Places that induce heavy breathing and paranoia, before anything has even happened. We walk the dark, dusty steps of old castles and houses. We roam the halls of asylums and tunnels, hoping to glimpse something otherworldly. We hear screams in the night, footsteps in the hall. The History The Riddle House in Palm Beach County, Florida, was originally a funeral parlor.