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The biggest holes round the world. Some hole made by natural but some hole made by human.
1. Darvaza Gas Crater-Turkmenistan(The Door to Hell):
In the heart of the Karakum desert of Turkmenistan the Darvaza Gas Crater or The Burning Gates give off a glow that can be seen from miles away during the dark night.



2.Kimberley Diamond Mine-South Africa:
The Kimberley Diamond Mine (also known as the Big Hole) holds the (disputed) title of being the largest hand-dug hole in the world. From 1866 to 1914 50,000 miners dug the hole with picks and shovels, yielding 2,722 kg of diamonds.

3. Monticello Dam-California:
The Monticello Dam is a dam in Napa County, California, United States most noted for its large circular spillway with a rate of 48,400 cubic feet per second.

4 Bingham Canyon Mine-Utah
The Bingham Canyon Mine is a copper mine in the Oquirrh mountains, Utah. The mine is 0.75 mile (1.2 km) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide. It is the world’s largest manmade excavation.(Source: CRIENGLISH.com/china.org.cn)


5. Great Blue Hole-Belize
The Great Blue Hole is an underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. The hole is 1,000 feet across and 400 feet deep. It was formed as a limestone cave during the last iceage.


6. Mirny Diamond Mine-Siberia:
The Mirny Diamond Mine is 525m deep and has a diameter of 1200m. It was the first, and one of the largest, diamond Pipes in the USSR. It is now abandoned. While it was still operational, it would take two hours for trucks to drive from the top to the bottom of the mine.




7. Diavik Mine-Canada
The Diavik Mine is a mine in the Northwest territories of Canada. The mine (opened in 2003) produces 8 million carats or about 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) of diamonds every year.


8 Sinkhole-Guatemala:


9. Udachnaya Pipe-Russia:

10. Chuquicamata-Chile
Chuquicamata is an open pit copper mine in Chile. It is the mine with the largest total production of copper in the world – though it is not the largest copper mine. The mine is over 850 meters deep.


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March 13th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
whoa WoW!
March 15th, 2009 at 5:27 am
Very beautiful photos! Greetings from italy, Dino.
March 15th, 2009 at 5:27 am
Very beautiful photos! Greetings from italy, Dino.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Nice hole! Seriously though, some awesome pictures. I love the Karakum desert Gate of Hell.
March 17th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Wow ! it’s amazing
March 17th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
kereen!!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:54 am
Woww….
wonderfull & Mysterious…
March 24th, 2009 at 1:35 am
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Again, Congratulations on a wonderful blog!
March 28th, 2009 at 7:11 am
Mistery ….
April 13th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Well, really surprizing to see these holes!
Thank for sharing the nice pic!
Great site!
July 30th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
I wonder what happens if you jump off into the Kimberley Diamond Mine.
September 13th, 2009 at 6:18 am
amazing .!!!
October 8th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Oh! Very beautiful
November 18th, 2009 at 8:46 am
so great pic,,,but i am afraid see pic like that,so deep to enter earth,,
(from Indonesia)
June 14th, 2010 at 10:00 am
great cinematography and depth
August 26th, 2010 at 7:10 am
wow……. great pict.
Greetings from Indonesia….(Simon)