During Dive 08 of Windows to the Deep 2021, we explored a site the team dubbed “Sinkhole.” Why “Sinkhole”? Check out the bathymetry — we descended into the depression, which drops 60 meters (197 feet) down from the surrounding flats on the eastern edge of the Blake Plateau.
“Sinkhole” Dive Site
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During Dive 08 of Windows to the Deep 2021, we explored a site the team dubbed “Sinkhole.” Why “Sinkhole”? Check out the bathymetry — we descended into the depression, which drops 60 meters (197 feet) down from the surrounding flats on the eastern edge of the Blake Plateau.