cenote
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath.
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Our study focused on two inland lagoons created by giant cenotes—natural sinkholes in the Yucatan’s limestone bedrock—near the Caribbean coast.
This secret mangrove forest is unlike any other in the world | Sula E Vanderplank/The Conversation | October 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHowever, they were very distinct from other freshwater inland mangrove populations in cenotes on the Yucatan’s eastern coast along the Caribbean, and those populations are distinct in turn from other coastal mangroves.
This secret mangrove forest is unlike any other in the world | Sula E Vanderplank/The Conversation | October 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOther, more immediate threats to the peninsula’s carbon-rich cenotes include groundwater pollution, expanding infrastructure, urbanization and tourism.
Mangrove forests on the Yucatan Peninsula store record amounts of carbon | Carolyn Gramling | May 7, 2021 | Science NewsThere are dozens of mangrove-lined sinkholes, or cenotes, on the peninsula.
Mangrove forests on the Yucatan Peninsula store record amounts of carbon | Carolyn Gramling | May 7, 2021 | Science NewsProbably the swallows were nesting in the cenote although the nests were inaccessible to view.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. Klaas
For these the Mayan Indian name is "cenote," and they are often huge.
The American Egypt | Channing ArnoldWith him as our guide we visited a neighbouring cenote, the water supply of the ancient Indian city.
The American Egypt | Channing ArnoldDinny led on rapidly till they reached the turning in the direction of the old temple which contained the cenote.
Commodore Junk | George Manville FennThe floor of this cenote is near the watertable but not below it.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. Klaas
British Dictionary definitions for cenote
/ (sɪˈnəʊteɪ) /
(esp in the Yucatán peninsula) a natural well formed by the collapse of an overlying limestone crust: often used as a sacrificial site by the Mayas
Origin of cenote
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