5 Amazing "Holes" Around the World !

These holes are not  only amazing, but some are really  terrifying! The sheer scale of  these holes reminds you of just how tiny we are.

Kimberley  Big Hole - South  Africa 

Apparently  the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 meter  deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamonds before being closed. 

Glory Hole - Monticello Dam, California

A  glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs  to be drained from the reservoir.  It is the largest spillway  of this type in the world.    It can consume 14,400 cubic feet of water every second.

 Great  Blue Hole ,  Belize

This  incredible geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole is  situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize .  There  are numerous blue holes around the world, but none as stunning as  this one.


Sinkhole in Guatemala 

These  photos are of a sinkhole that occurred early this year in   Guatemala  . The hole swallowed 2 dozen homes and  killed at least 3 people.

RAT HOLE in Washington D.C.

It  is capable of swallowing trillions and trillions of U.S. Dollars,  annually!  The money that falls into this hole is never heard  from again!
It is reputed to be filled with at least 535 '#$^ holes'!