It houses 10 types of coral reefs
A rare blue hole in the waters of Al Dhafra attracts diving enthusiasts
The blue hole has a circumference of 300 meters and covers a total area of about 45,000 square metres.
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A new tourist destination in Abu Dhabi has begun to attract visitors in the Al Dhafra region, represented by a rare blue hole that the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi announced recently in the Al Dhafra waters, as hotels in the region such as Danat Jebel Dhanna Resort and Al Dhafra Beach Hotel announced that boat trips to The Blue Hole, which represents a treasure for marine life, diving and deep-sea fishing training courses, to be the latest activities for this year within its plans to promote tourism.
The circumference of the blue hole is 300 meters, while its width is up to 200 meters, and it covers a total area of about 45,000 square meters, according to what was shown by the preliminary analysis of the field survey conducted by researchers at the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency of the region. He also indicated that the bottom of the blue hole, which It forms the center of the hole, consisting of a low, semi-circular area of about 5,000 square metres.
The topography of the semi-circular area is flat and has a maximum depth of 12 metres. The bottom consists of silt, fine sand, clay and sand.
This hole houses more than 10 types of corals on the edges of the sea wall and coral colonies provide shelter for a variety of fish such as grouper, brush, hairy, and peregrine falcon.
The importance of the hole lies in the fact that it provides an overview of the historical time period of the coral reefs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
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The blue hole is a natural phenomenon and is a deep marine depression compared to the shallow areas around it.
The deepest blue hole is located in the South China Sea, the Yongli Deep Hole with a depth of up to 300 metres. Other world-famous blue holes include the Great Blue Hole in Belize, the Gozo Blue Hole in Malta, the Dahab Blue Hole in Egypt and the Dean Blue Hole in the Bahamas .
These unique structures attract divers from all over the world, as the blue holes house a number of coral reefs and diverse fish species, while at their depths hosting diverse microbial communities.
• Coral colonies in the blue hole are a shelter for fish, such as groupers, brushes, and hairy.
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