Hole in a hole in a hole..
by Djamil Al-Halbouni, Deutsches Geoforschungszentrum, Potsdam, Germany
The Dead Sea sinkholes are a phenomenon caused by dissolution and subsurface material erosion. Here a drone captured the nested sinkholes as a consequence of the shrinking of the Dead Sea.
Taken on 1
November
2016
Submitted on 30 January 2018
Featured on GeoLog, the official blog of the European Geosciences Union
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- Oceans & Seas (126)
- Atlantic Ocean (100)
- Others (48)
- Landlocked Seas (5)
- Dead Sea (4)
- Exact location (35.5461 E, 31.3759 N)
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