Monday, June 23, 2008

Blue Hole, Dahab

Nicknamed the "Divers' Cemetery," with more than 70 fatalities (some claim the actual number is over 100), Dahab's Blue Hole is basically a coral lagoon which opens to the Red Sea through a tunnel known as "the Arch." The roof of the Arch lies at a depth of 52 m (170 ft). The featureless depths beyond the Arch render the tunnel to the open sea appear shorter than it really is; in addition, a shoreward current causes the 26 m (85 ft) swim through the tunnel longer than its physical distance suggest it to be. The base of the Arch rests at 120 m (393 ft), after which it plunges to 1000+ m (3280+ ft) beyond. Scores of divers have fallen victim to its deceptive nature. The bottom of the Blue Hole is littered with scuba equipment and the bodies of their former owners; the cliffs around the bay bear their epitaphs.











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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 23, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    The photographs are are from the Blue Hole in Belize, not the Blue Hole in the Red Sea.

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  2. UnknownJune 23, 2008 at 9:36 AM

    correct, I was there a few weeks ago and it borderrs on the beach.

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  3. UnknownJune 23, 2008 at 9:37 AM

    correct i was there a few weeks ago and those pictures aren't it, I believe that the arch was 57m down as well, could be wrong though.

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