The Xiaozhai Tiankeng, often called the “Heavenly Pit,” stands as the planet’s largest and deepest known sinkhole. This extraordinary geological formation located in southwestern China has captivated ...

Despite being hundreds of meters deep, the Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole was not discovered until 1994, when a group of British explorers with the Royal Geographic Society stumbled upon it. Since this ...

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It was only "discovered" by the outside world in 1994, and experts still aren't sure how it formed. Peering down from outer space at the rolling green landscape of south-western China's rural ...

Xiaozhai Tiankeng is the largest sinkhole in the world, and no just by looking at number s it is very hard to imagine how big it is. About 1,285 plant and animal species live at the bottom of this ...

China's southwestern karst landscape is pockmarked with dozens of enormous sinkholes that look like they were made with a cookie cutter — and scientists keep finding new ones. When you purchase ...

Cave explorers found a giant sinkhole in China's Guangxi region, according to Xinhua News Agency. Hidden inside the 630-feet-deep sinkhole is an ancient forest. Sinkholes are common in the region, ...

Deep in China's Fengjie County lies a natural wonder that has fascinated experts for decades. The Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole is vast. Probably formed centuries ago by collapsing caves and underground ...

These gaping chasms certainly are a sight to be-hole-d. MailOnline Travel has scoured the globe for eye-popping images of the world's most jaw-dropping abysses - from stunning marine sinkholes to ...