Great Blue Hole

submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize
Thing blue_hole Q86486
Great Blue Hole
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Great Blue Hole

Summary

Great Blue Hole is a blue hole[1]. It draws 678 Wikipedia views per month (blue_hole category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Blue Hole is located in Belize District[3].
  • Great Blue Hole is in the country of Belize[4].
  • Great Blue Hole's instance of is recorded as blue hole[5].
  • Great Blue Hole's instance of is recorded as natural monument[6].
  • Great Blue Hole took place at Lighthouse Reef[7].
  • Great Blue Hole is part of Belize Barrier Reef[8].
  • Great Blue Hole's Commons category is recorded as Great Blue Hole (Belize)[9].
  • Great Blue Hole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 17.31556, 'lon': -87.53444}[10].
  • Great Blue Hole's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Belize Barrier Reef[11].
  • Great Blue Hole's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category III: Natural Monument or Feature[12].
  • Great Blue Hole's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[13].
  • Great Blue Hole's heritage designation is recorded as natural monument[14].
  • Great Blue Hole's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great blue hole'}[15].
  • Great Blue Hole covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+7.06'}[16].
  • Great Blue Hole's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+124'}[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include blue hole[5] and natural monument[6].

Use and Application

Great Blue Hole is part of Belize Barrier Reef[8].

Why It Matters

Great Blue Hole draws 678 Wikipedia views per month (blue_hole category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . World Database on Protected Areas. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . World Database on Protected Areas. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ouest-france.fr. Retrieved . ouest-france.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/velka-modra-diera/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:J"
  2. 4w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Instance of
    Country
    Part of Belize Barrier Reef
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/velka-modra-diera/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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