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Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave is the largest cave system in the world. Located in Kentucky, Mammoth Cave National Park was established in 1841.
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a school picnic is remember for the life time .it should a beutiful picnic i have done on 31 december
How did Mammoth Cave get its name?
Mammoth cave got its name from its enormously large cave system. the word mammoth it this context is used as a metaphor to its huge size (more than 390 miles explored so far and experts say there still is no end in sight)
What are 3 plants at Mammoth Cave?
The cocktail and the chockawo are the most common plants at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.
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What was the date that Mammoth Cave became part of the Yellowstone National Park?
Yellowstone is in Montana and Mammoth Cave is in Kentucky. They are in two different national parks in two different states, about a thousand miles apart.
What all ages can go to Mammoth Cave?
According to the NPS Brochure, there are age limits on only three of their tours: Grand Avenue Tour, Introduction to Caving, and Wild Cave Tour. Other than these restrictions for safety, any person of any age can take a tour.
Note that anyone under 18 MUST be accompanied by an adult who agrees to take responsibility for the behavior of that (legal) child or adolescent.
The lascaux cave is a cave in France that has animal paintings from a long time ago on the walls, and that is why it is famous.
Who created Mammoth Cave national park?
European settlers discovered Mammoth Cave over 4,000 years ago. Minerals were discovered in the cave and miners worked for nearly 2,000 years before the cave fell.
the Lascaux cave is located some distance from the major concentrations of decorated caves and inhabited sites. That place is in France.
What kind of limestone might be deposited in Mammoth caves?
Calcite rather than limestone - the crystalline version of calcium carbonate which is limestone's primary constituent. However it is only being deposited in speleothems (stalactites and stalagmites).
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Elsewhere in the cave, limestone is being removed, not deposited, by any stream(s) still flowing in the the system.
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The limestone which holds the cave was deposited then uplifted into the highlands whose eroded forms you see now, long before the cave started to develop.
How far is Atlanta Georgia from the Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky?
It is 340 miles according to Google Maps.
Distance in miles from Nashville TN to Mammoth Cave KY?
The driving distance from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee is 92 miles via I-65 S per MapQuest. The driving time per MapQuest is 1 hour and 27 minutes.
Mammoth Cave is a cave in Kentucky that is underground and is under a forest. Pioneers found Mammoth cave in the early 1700s. Some of the events that happen there is Wildflower Weekend and National Juniur Ranger day in April and The Cave Sing in December.I have not been there but I hope I do some day because Mammoth Cave (in my research) seems to be a very nice place to be!
Mammoth Cave is located in Cave City, Kentucky. It got its name because it is so big, and the Mammoth was also very big.
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Caves ARE underground - by definition! Actually the locals "found" it thousands of years ago, and used it as a dwelling etc. Big: though not especially deep at about 380 feet, the entire system has somewhere over 350 miles of surveyed passages, making it the world's longest. It and its location are now a National Park, I believe.
Where to stay at Mammoth Cave?
You could consider staying at the Mammoth Cave Hotel which is next to the cave entrance and the Park's visitors center. It is very convenienient if you are there to do serious cave exploration or are planning numerous in the cave tours.
How can eyeless insects in Mammoth Cave see?
They dont see they use their other senses to "see" or sense whats around them.
What is th elevation of Mammoth Cave?
The elevation of Mammoth Cave is -Lowest 421 and the highest is 925
