The Warm Mineral Springs (also known as Warm Salt Springs) is a water-filled sinkhole located in North Port, Florida, a mile north of U.S. 41. The primary water supply is a spring vent deep beneath the pool's water surface. The site has functioned as a spa since the 1960s, and is an important geological and archaeological site. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1977.
Warm Mineral Springs is the only war...
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The Warm Mineral Springs (also known as Warm Salt Springs) is a water-filled sinkhole located in North Port, Florida, a mile north of U.S. 41. The primary water supply is a spring vent deep beneath the pool's water surface. The site has functioned as a spa since the 1960s, and is an important geological and archaeological site. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1977.
Warm Mineral Springs is the only warm water mineral spring in the State of Florida.
Warm Mineral Springs is a sinkhole formed in carbonate rock by the collapse of the roof of a cavern 30,000 years ago. The land surrounding the sinkhole is flat, and about 3 metres (10 ft) above mean sea level. The circular opening of the sinkhole at the current water level is 72 metres (236 ft) across. The sinkhole is 70 metres (230 ft) deep, and is shaped roughly like a an hourglass. The opening narrows to 48 metres (157 ft) across a few meters below the surface of the water. About 13 metres (43...
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