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How big is the Great Blue Hole?

The Great Blue Hole is about 318 m (1,043 ft) across.

What is measured: diameter at the surface

Great Blue Hole (318 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), Great Blue Hole (318 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 38% of the height of the Burj Khalifa
  • About 3× the length of a football (soccer) pitch
  • About 3.4× the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • About 6.4× the length of an Olympic swimming pool

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Facts about Great Blue Hole

The Great Blue Hole is a nearly circular marine sinkhole formed during several past ice ages when sea level was lower.

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System; National Geographic, Great Blue Hole

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Great Blue Hole
Detian Falls200 m (656 ft)0.63×
Kaieteur Falls226 m (741 ft)0.71×
Baatara Gorge Waterfall255 m (837 ft)0.8×
Wallaman Falls268 m (879 ft)0.84×
Great Blue Hole318 m (1,043 ft)this page
Big Daddy Dune325 m (1,066 ft)1×
Uluru348 m (1,142 ft)1.1×
Bridal Veil Falls365 m (1,198 ft)1.1×
Parícutin volcano424 m (1,391 ft)1.3×
Shiprock482 m (1,581 ft)1.5×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Great Blue Hole or Baatara Gorge Waterfall?

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