Stargate Blue Hole – INLAND, freshwater/tidal cave
INLAND tidal freshwater blue hole on South Andros, about 30 m on foot from the road, a hole in the ground with the water surface about 6 m below the rim. The central shaft is about 104 m (340 ft) deep with a hydrogen sulfide layer starting at about 15 m (50 ft) and clear water below; passages run north (about 400 m / 1,300 ft explored) and south (about 760 m / 2,500 ft long). Explored by Rob Palmer's teams, who named it; Lucayan skeletal remains and a Lucayan canoe have been found here. One of the best-known Andros blue holes.
Facts
- Region: Andros & Blue Holes – Bahamas
- Area: Inland blue holes (freshwater / tidal)
- Depth: 15–104 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: cave
- Coordinates: 24.0232, -77.5326 (approximate)
- Highlights: central shaft about 104 m deep, hydrogen sulfide layer at about 15 m, North and South Passage cave tunnels, Lucayan remains and a Lucayan canoe found, crack in the wall at about 18 m
- Unverified: INLAND hole: exact position not published; shown at Kemp's Bay (South Andros), the nearest settlement named by the operator.
- Tips: Cave diving on Andros' inland blue holes requires full cave / technical cave training (cavern only for the entrance zone), an experienced guide and redundant gas and lights; the holes are managed by the Bahamas National Trust. No official permit or fee scheme could be verified: one guide states that no fees or bookings are needed, while the operators arrange guided access. Blue World TV's team found it a little more difficult than The Guardian, with a technical cave diver in the team.