The Great Blue Hole is a giant marine sinkhole off the coast of the Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km from the mainland and Belize City. The hole is circular in shape, 318 m across and 124 m deep. It has a surface area of 70,650 square metres ( 760,500 sq ft). It was formed during several episodes of quaternary glaciation when sea levels were much lower . Analysis of stalactites found in the Great Blue Hole shows that formation took place 153,000, 66,000, 60,000, and 15,000 years ago. As the ocean began to rise again, the cave was flooded. The Great Blue Hole is a part of the larger Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . I t is declared as one of the top five scuba diving sites in the world. In 2012 Discovery channel ranked the Great Blue Hole as number one on its list of "The 10 Most Amazing Places on Earth".
Kedarnath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu God, Shiva . Located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river , Kedarnath is located in the state of Uttarakhand , India . Due to extreme weather conditions, the temple is open to the general public only between the months of April and November . During the winters, the vigraha (deity) from Kedarnath temple is carried down to Ukhimath and where the deity is worshiped for the next six months. Kedarnath is seen as a homogenous form of Shiva , the 'Lord of Kedarkhand', the historical name of the region. The temple is not directly accessible by road and has to be reached by a 22 kilometres (14 mi) uphill trek from Gaurikund . Pony and manchan service is available to reach the structure. According to Hindu legends, the temple was initially built by Pandavas , and is ...
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