14 of the deepest sinkholes on Earth

Sinkholes are wonders of nature: They can appear suddenly and be enormous, sometimes large enough to swallow whole buildings.

2. Crveno Jezero , CroatiaRed Lake is a sinkhole containing a karst lake — a lake formed as the result of a collapse of caves near the city of Imotski, in Croatia. Although the lake is blue, it is named after the surrounding reddish-brown cliffs, which are stained by iron oxides. The sinkhole has a depth of around 1,740 feet and contains several species of fish, including the endangered spotted minnow and the Imotski spined loach .

5. Taam Ja' Blue Hole, Mexico The second-largest blue hole in the world — Taam ja', which means"deep water" in Mayan — was discovered off the coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula in 2021, although details of the sinkhole just emerged this year. The giant, underwater cavern, located in Chetumal Bay, is around 900 feet deep. It has steep sides with slopes of almost 80 degrees, and the mouth of the cavern sits around 15 feet below sea level.

8. Dean's Blue Hole, BahamasDean's Blue Hole, which has a depth of 663 feet , is a blue hole located just off Long Island in the Bahamas. The sinkhole — which is enclosed by rock, a lagoon and a white beach — is a free-diving hotspot. There are multiple passages running from the main blue hole leading to cave systems and rooms.

"I wouldn't be surprised to know that there are species found in these caves that have never been reported or described by science until now," Chen Lixin, who led the cave expedition team, told China's Xinhua news agency.

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