A view of the newly named Sansha Yongle Blue Hole in Xisha Islands in Sansha city, South China's Hainan province, July 24, 2016. The almost vertical blue hole, located at 16°31′30″north latitude and 111°46′05″e(cuò)ast longitude, measures 130 meters in diameter at the top entrance and 36 meters at the bottom, and is not connected with the ocean. The blue hole is 300.89 meters deep, the deepest blue hole in the world, surpassing the current record of 202 meters. [Photo/China News Service] |