Buraco do Diabo (Bermudas)

Buraco do Diabo era um grande poço cheio de água, perto do canto sudeste de Harrington Sound, nas Bermudas . Ao mesmo tempo, uma caverna costeira, é alimentada pelo próprio oceano Atlântico, e não pelo som muito mais próximo, através de um estuário subterrâneo. Fechou em 2009.

O buraco ganhou esse nome depois que o teto da caverna desabou. O buraco aberto resultante produz sons estranhos à medida que a água sobe e desce, que foram considerados pelos primeiros colonos como sendo o diabo gemendo.

Era uma atração turística desde a década de 1830, pois forma um aquário tropical natural. ^[1] As espécies variam de tartarugas verdes a moreias, e muitas espécies de peixes de recife podem ser encontradas.

Referências

↑ Rider, Fremont (1922). Rider's Bermuda; a guide book for travelers, with 4 maps. H. Holt and company. [S.l.: s.n.] pp. 86-87. [Fremont Rider Resumo divulgativo] Verifique valor |resumo-url= (ajuda). A few rods beyond Knapton Hill we reach, on R., the Devil's Hole or Neptune's Grotto, a natural fish pond connected by subterranean crevices with the sea. It was originally a cavern, the roof of which must have fallen in at some re-mote period. Stalactites and Stalagmites are still to be seen in course of formation around the side walls. Although barely 50 yards distant from the shore, the waters in the Hole have no known connection with Harrington Sound, but come from the Ocean on the South Shore which is 1/5 mi. away at the nearest point. The name, Devil's Hole, is said to have come from superstitious fears caused by the strange subterranean noises made by the water when entering at very low tide. Since first opened to the public in 1834 as an aquarium, it has been one of Bermuda's chief attractions. With an average depth of 30 ft., the pool has a capacity of many hundred fishes. They are mostly large "Hamlets," or "Hamlet Groupers," with a few green Angel-fish, Oldwives or "Turbots," etc. Entrance fee, 2s.

[1] Rider, Fremont (1922). Rider's Bermuda; a guide book for travelers, with 4 maps. H. Holt and company. [S.l.: s.n.] pp. 86-87. [Fremont Rider Resumo divulgativo] Verifique valor |resumo-url= (ajuda). A few rods beyond Knapton Hill we reach, on R., the Devil's Hole or Neptune's Grotto, a natural fish pond connected by subterranean crevices with the sea. It was originally a cavern, the roof of which must have fallen in at some re-mote period. Stalactites and Stalagmites are still to be seen in course of formation around the side walls. Although barely 50 yards distant from the shore, the waters in the Hole have no known connection with Harrington Sound, but come from the Ocean on the South Shore which is 1/5 mi. away at the nearest point. The name, Devil's Hole, is said to have come from superstitious fears caused by the strange subterranean noises made by the water when entering at very low tide. Since first opened to the public in 1834 as an aquarium, it has been one of Bermuda's chief attractions. With an average depth of 30 ft., the pool has a capacity of many hundred fishes. They are mostly large "Hamlets," or "Hamlet Groupers," with a few green Angel-fish, Oldwives or "Turbots," etc. Entrance fee, 2s.

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