Cenote
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A Cenote is a Pit Cave that is a result of the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater.
- Example(s):
- an Australian Cenote such as:
- Ewens Ponds, near Mount Gambier, South Australia;
- Kilsby Sinkhole, near Mount Gambier, South Australia;
- Little Blue Lake, near Mount Schank, South Australia;
- an US Cenote such as:
- Blue Hole, Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
- Blue Hole, Castalia, Ohio.
- Bottomless Lakes, near Roswell, New Mexico
- Montezuma Well, Verde Valley, Arizona.
- Hamilton Pool, Austin, Texas.
- a Mexican Cenote such as:
- Dos Ojos, Municipality of Tulum.
- Dzibilchaltun, Yucatán.
- Hubiku, Yucatan.
- Sacred Cenote, Chichen Itza.
- …
- an Australian Cenote such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Australia, Pit Cave, Sinkhole, Limestone, Bedrock, Groundwater, Yucatán Peninsula, Maya Civilization, Sacrifice in Maya Culture, Yucatec Maya, Paleozoic, Karst.
References
2022
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenote Retrieved:2022-12-10.
- A cenote (or ; ) is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater. The regional term is specifically associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where cenotes were commonly used for water supplies by the ancient Maya, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. The term derives from a word used by the lowland Yucatec Maya——to refer to any location with accessible groundwater.[1][2]
Similar rock-sided sinkholes like cenotes are common geological forms in low-altitude regions, particularly on islands, coastlines, and platforms with young post-Paleozoic limestone with little soil development. The term cenote has also been used to describe similar karst features in other countries such as Cuba and Australia.
- A cenote (or ; ) is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater. The regional term is specifically associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where cenotes were commonly used for water supplies by the ancient Maya, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. The term derives from a word used by the lowland Yucatec Maya——to refer to any location with accessible groundwater.[1][2]
- ↑ Tim Scoones (producer), Jeff Goodman (photography), Dominique Rissolo (scientific adviser), Tom Iliffe (sci adv), Patricia Beddows (sci adv), Jill Yager (sci adv) (2005). Secrets of the Maya Underworld (Television production). BBC/Discovery Channel. Event occurs at 3:07. Retrieved June 8, 2010.