Journey To The Center Of The Earth

A FABULOUS WORLD BELOW THE WORLD! JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH Im An Average Grave RI.P. 6 Feet Deep Often a grave will be six feet deep at the bottom. Once the casket and outer burial container are in place, this will usually leave about three feet of dirt on top. 20m Darvaza Gas Crater 65 feet Deep Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan, In 1971 geologists discovered a massive underground deposit of natural gas. To prevent poisonous gasses from escaping the hole was allowed to burn. It continues to burn to this day. The entrance to hell. 75m Euro Tunnel 246 Feet Deep The channel tunnel is a 50,5 kilometer tunnel linking the UK to France, at its lowest point it is 75m deep, at 37.9 kilometers the tunnel has the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world. 90m Sinkhole, Guatemala 300 feet Deep Sinkhole, Guatemala, in 2007 a 300 foot deep sinkhole swallowed a dozen homes. Killing 15 and causing thousands to be evacuated. Monticello Dam - Drain Hole 305 Feet Deep Monticello Dam, California, is a Dam in Napa County, California, United States. The dam contains a drain hole 305 feet deep 100m The Seikan Tunnel 328 feet Deep The Seikan tunnel in Japan is a 53.85 kilometer railway tunnel in Japan with a 23.3 kilometer long portion under the sea bed. the track level is about 100 metres down and 24m below sea level. Seikan is both the longest and the deepest operational rail tunnel in the world. Sarlacc (Starwars) STAR WARS 305 Feet Deep The Sarlecc is a hole/creature featured in Star Wars. Ok- Not on this earth butinterestng anyway. 120m Great Blue Hole - Belize 400 feet Deep Great Blue Hole, Belize, It is an underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. The hole is 1000 feet across and 400 feet deep. It was formed as a limestone cave during the last iceage. 200m Diavik Mine - Canada 800 Feet Deep Diavik Mine, Canada, a Diamond mine, produces over 8 million carats of diamonds every year. 525m Mirny Diamond Mine - Siberia 1722 Feet Deep Mirny Diamond Mine, Siberia, it is 525 meters deep (1,722 ft) and has a diameter of 1200m. It is now abandoned. The mine was developed in 1957. 850m Chuquicamata, Copper Mine - Chile 2790 feet Deep Chuquicamata Chile, pit copper mine. Largest copper production in the world but not the largest copper mine. Over 850 meters deep (2,790ft) 1100m Kimberley Diamond Mine - Africa 3598 Feet Deep The largest hand dug hole in the world, from 1866 to 1 914, 50,000 miners dug the hole with picks and shovels, yielding 2,722kg of diamonds. 1800m Grand Canyon 5904 feet Deep Is a chasm 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide. Below Yavapai point is 2,400 feet above sea level, about 4,500 feet below the South Rim and 5,400 feet below the North Rim for an average depth of about one mile. The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World Pressure 7000m Upper Mantle 90 GPa Start: 22,965 Feet Deep End: 114,829 Feet Deep 500°C THE DEEPEST HOLES IN THE WORLD KTB Borehole - (Germany) 29,858 Feet Deep KTB Borehole reached 29,858 feet. 1987-1995, Germany 120 scientists and employees working from the earths surface. 3rd The Kola Superdeep Borehole - (Russia) 40,230 Feet Deep The Kola Superdeep Borehole, is the result of a scientific drilling project. The drill reached 12,262 metres in 1989 and was the deepest hole in the world. AI Shaheen Oil Well - (Qatar) 40,318 Feet Deep The Al Shaheen Oil Field in Qatar. For the production of gasoline and Oil. The Drill reached 12,289 in 2008 making it the deepest in the world. Sakhalin-I - (Offshore Russian Island) 40,502 Feet Deep Sakhalin-l project, drilled the world's longest extended-reach well offshore on the Russian island of Sakhalin. It has surpassed the length of both the Al Shaheen well and the Kola borehole. Pressure 660,000m 140 GPa Lower Mantle 2,165,354 Feet Deep 1200°C LOUs WORLR BELOW THE WORLDI OLES VERNE'S JOURNEY CENTER OF THE EARTH BOONEASON ARLENE DAH ANE BAKER PAT Pressure Outer Core 330 GPa 9,484,908 Feet Deep 2,890,999m 5000°C Infographic Designed and Research by www.neilawalker.com inconjunction with quaeromedia.com on behalf of: GEOCON www.geoconsiteinvestigations.com Sources Image Credits http://www.funeralplan.com/askexperts/grave.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derweze http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Guatemala_City_sinkhole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monticello_Dam http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sarlacc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Hole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diavik_Diamond_Mine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_mine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuquicamata http://listverse.com/2008/09/21/top-10-amazing-holes-in-the-earth/ http://explorethecanyon.com/explore-learn/grand-canyon-facts/ http://www.spring8.or.jp/en/news_publications/research_highlights/no_57/ http://www.spring8.or.jp/en/news_publications/research_highlights/no_57/ http://gizmodo.com/listening-for-the-earths-heartbeat-inside-the-worlds-1493928170 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Shaheen_oil_field Grave - http://bit.ly/1P2LPVA Darvasa Gas Crater - http://bit.ly/1P2LSAN Euro Tunnel - http://bit.ly/1rdXd5Q Sinkhole, Guatemala - http://bit.ly/1p2LSAO Monticello Dam - http://bit.ly/1P2LSAP Sarlecc (Star Wars) - http://bit.ly/1rdXbLa Starwars Logo - http://bit.ly/1P2LQZF Great Blue Hole - http://bit.ly/1P2LQZH Diavik Mine - http://bit.ly/1P2LQZE Mirny Mine - http://bit.ly/IrdXbLc Chuquicamata - http://bit.ly/1P2LRIVW Grand Canyon - http://bit.ly/1p2LRfY Grand Canyon - http://bit.ly/1P2LSR4 Centre of the Earth - http://bit.ly/1re2EBK