10 Of The Largest Sinkholes In The World

Inspired by the forty feet deep sinkhole that opened up underneath a Guatemalan woman's bed yesterday, check out ten of the biggest and most devastating sinkholes of the past thirty years. These cannot be unseen.

• 1. Qattara Depression, West of Cairo, Egypt

  

  The largest natural sinkhole in the world, measuring 50 miles long by 75 miles wide.

• 2. Berezniki, Russia

  

  The Berezniki sinkhole first appeared in 1986 and grows every year. Currently, it's more than 200m (650ft) deep, 80m (260ft) long, and 40m (130ft) wide.

• 3. Guatemala City (2007)

  

  100m (330ft) deep.

• 4. Guatemala City (2010)

  

  18m (60ft) wide, 60m (200ft) deep.

• 5. Texas Devil's Sinkhole

  

  400ft deep, 40ft by 60ft opening.

• 6. Sarisarinama Sinkholes, Venezuela

  

  There's several, individual sinkholes, each over 350m (1148ft) in diameter and 350m deep.

• 7. Bimmah, Oman

  

  This large sinkhole is now a swimming destination.

• 8. Agrico Gypsum Stack, Florida

  

  This 15-story deep sinkhole appeared under 80 million tons of gypsum stack toxic waste and caused several million dollars in cleanup costs.

• 9. Macungie Sinkhole, Pennsylvania

  

  75ft wide by 35ft deep, emerged in a suburban neighborhood with aging water pipelines.

• 10. Daisetta Sinkhole, Texas

  

  600ft wide by 200ft deep, also in a suburban neighborhood.