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Star Trek Timeline [INTERACTIVE]
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A sinkhole was a hollow area in the ground.
Sinkholes were a feature of Karst topography. The duck blind on Mintaka III was surrounded by sinkholes, among other features. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")
Certain spatial phenomena were also described as sinkholes. (VOY: "Gravity", "The Fight")