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The World's Largest And Deepest Sinkhole Lies Hidden In China's Mountains
In Mandarin Chinese, the word "tiankeng" directly translates as "heavenly pit" or "sky hole," a phenomenon known as a sinkhole in English. Sinkholes are dramatic geological occurrences caused by ...
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Fantastic Pit: Deepest Vertical Pit Cave In Mainland US Plunges 179 Meters
That honor goes to a sinkhole in China called Xiaozhai Tiankeng, or the Xiaozhai Heavenly Pit, which sinks between 511 and ...