Marine biologist captures 'blue hole' in the Great Barrier Reef

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef already offers plenty of wonder, but dang, this blue hole is pretty cool.

It was apparently found by marine biologist Johnny Gaskell, who said he spotted the blue hole on Google Maps. He went to check it out with a team, despite it being far offshore, "further than our normal Reef trips."

"What we found inside was hard to believe, considering five months ago a Category 4 cyclone went straight over the top of it," Gaskell said in a statement via email. 

Anyway, they managed to capture the inside of the hidden lagoon, and it looks it was like a fun adventure: Read more...

More about Australia, Environment, Coral, Great Barrier Reef, and Coral Reef


via Zero Tech Blog

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