Underwater river in Mexico

This underwater river is located in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and it's called Cenote Agnelica which means Little Angel in English. It is 180 feet below the ocean surface. But what's the most interesting about this river is how it's created. Well, it is formed with a very thin layer, called "halocline", of hydrogen sulfate, which separates fresh water and the salt water and would kill you if you tried to breath it in. Misty and smokey view scuba divers can enjoy swimming thorugh is created due to the sharp contrast in salinity  On the both sides of the river there are also trees, leaves and grass which makes it look like a normal river on the ground even more! 





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ma9bvYHUw&t=176s

https://www.sciencealert.com/divers-are-exploring-this-giant-underwater-river-shrouded-in-a-cloud-of-toxic-gas

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  1. englishdiary9 listopada 2020 06:22

    I still don't understand why it's called an "underwater river". I thought you meant "underground" but then trees and grass would be impossible with no light.
    I guess I need to watch the video.

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    1. Bianka O9 listopada 2020 09:35


      It is an underwater river beacuse like the hydrogen sulfate separated one layer from another and: one layer (the salt one) is of course an ocean, but the other layer which is separated from the first one is a fresh water. And it basically looks like a river and doesnt "mix" with the first one as it normally should due to different density levels. At the end we have 2 different habits.
      In the video it's in 2:20.

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  2. Julka Hermanowska24 listopada 2020 14:01

    Thats so interesting!!

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