sinkhole
C13025
concept
A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer, typically due to the dissolution of underlying soluble rock such as limestone.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sinkhole canonical | 9 |
| cenote | 6 |
| natural sinkhole | 4 |
| karst sinkhole | 3 |
| marine sinkhole | 3 |
| blue hole | 1 |
| coastal sinkhole | 1 |
| collapse basin | 1 |
| desert sinkhole | 1 |
| limestone sinkhole | 1 |
| natural limestone sinkhole | 1 |
Instances (29)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Blue Hole (New Mexico) | — |
| Cave Gardens sinkhole | — |
| Sacred Cenote | cenote |
| Falling Waters Sinkhole | — |
| Sótano de las Golondrinas | natural sinkhole |
| Blue Hole (Dahab) | marine sinkhole |
| Umpherston Sinkhole | — |
| Gates of Hell | — |
| Montezuma Well | natural limestone sinkhole |
| Padirac Chasm | limestone sinkhole |
| Gueule Grand Gouffre | coastal sinkhole |
| Blue Hole Natural Monument | marine sinkhole |
| Macocha Gorge | — |
| Thor's Well | natural sinkhole |
| The Grotto | — |
| Cueva de Saturno | cenote |
| To Sua Ocean Trench | — |
| Cenote Zací | cenote |
| Cenote Suytun | cenote |
| Cenote Xʼkekén | cenote |
| Ik Kil cenote | cenote |
| Ojos del Salar | natural sinkhole |
| Ocean Hole | blue hole |
| Foiba di Basovizza | karst sinkhole |
| Houping Giant Doline | karst sinkhole |
| Great Pit of Carkoon | desert sinkhole |
| Darvaza gas crater | — |
| Okareka Embayment | collapse basin |
| Forau d’Aigualluts area | karst sinkhole |