Saturday, December 3, 2016

World's Largest Cluster of Sinkholes Discovered

From National Geographic:


 

                Forty-nine sinkholes were found in China by researchers, who say the features have

                more secrets to tell.


Who says we're done exploring the Earth?
Scientists in China announced a major new discovery this week: 49 massive sinkholes that were previously unknown, representing the highest natural density of the phenomenon in the world.
Government researchers discovered the sinkholes during the course of a four-month survey in the Qinling-Bashan Mountains, which are located in the Hanzhong area of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The 49 sinkholes are clustered in a 230-square-mile patch of land within the 2,000 square miles that were surveyed.
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