Great Blue Hole

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It was made famous by the visit of Cousteau's Calypso in 1970, and it was given its name by the British writer and diver Ned Middleton. It is a dive for the thrill, not for the wildlife: below 30 m narcosis is a real risk and the site has claimed lives. Belize has three of the only four true coral atolls in the western hemisphere: Lighthouse Reef, Turneffe and Glover's Reef. The property was on the List of World Heritage in Danger between 2009 and 2018; it was removed after Belize passed a moratorium banning oil exploration throughout its maritime zone.