Boesmansgat information

Boesmansgat
Boesmansgat
Location	Daniëlskuil, Northern Cape
Coordinates	27°55′18″S 23°38′30″E / 27.92167°S 23.64167°E
Depth	283 m (928 ft)
Elevation	1500 metres
	Boesmansgat (South Africa) Boesmansgat (Northern Cape)

Boesmansgat (or Bushmansgat), also known in English as "Bushman's Hole", is a deep submerged freshwater cave (or sinkhole) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, which has been dived to a depth of 282.6 metres (927 ft).

Boesmansgat was believed to have first been explored by amateur diver Mike Rathbourne, in 1977.^{[citation needed]} The greatest depth attained was by Nuno Gomes in 1996, diving to a depth of 282.6 metres (927 ft). Its altitude of over 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) makes this a particularly challenging dive, requiring a decompression schedule equivalent for a dive to 339 metres (1,112 ft) at sea level.^[1] Gomes' dive was a close call, as he got stuck in the mud on the bottom of Bushman's Hole for two minutes before escaping.^[2]

On 24 November 2004, Verna van Schaik set the Guinness Woman's World Record for the deepest dive by diving down to a depth of 221 metres (725 ft).^[3]

In October 2022 Karen van den Oever broke her own Guinness World Record^[4] as the world’s deepest diving woman when she descended to 246.65 metres (809.2 ft) using open-circuit equipment.^[5]

^ Farr, Martyn (8 February 2007). "South Africa – Bushmansgat". Retrieved 2010-04-30.
^ Zimmermann, Tim (August 1, 2005). "Raising the Dead". Outside Magazine.
^ "Deepest scuba dive (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ "Deepest scuba dive (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
^ "New cave diving record for Karen van den Oever". 28 October 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

[1] Farr, Martyn (8 February 2007). "South Africa – Bushmansgat". Retrieved 2010-04-30.

[outside-2] Zimmermann, Tim (August 1, 2005). "Raising the Dead". Outside Magazine.

[3] "Deepest scuba dive (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[4] "Deepest scuba dive (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

[5] "New cave diving record for Karen van den Oever". 28 October 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

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