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Stephen Bishop was slave guide who discovered more than 20 miles of Mammoth cave.

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Mammoth Cave has 5 levels of passages.


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The mammoth cave was discovered yesterday.This is one huge, mammoth cave!The mammoth cave paintings were incredibly detailed.


What did Stephen bishop do?

Stephen Bishop was an african american explorer and guide at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky from 1838-1856. He was one of the best cave explorer's of all time. He discovered more than half of the pits, domes, and speleothems in Mammoth Cave.


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.


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The largest caves in the US are found in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park. Mammoth Cave is the world's longest known cave system, with over 400 miles of explored passages. It is a popular destination for cave tours and exploration.


Is the Mammoth Cave the largest cave system ever explored by man in Central Kentucky?

Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world. Therefore, yes, it is indeed the longest cave system explored by man in central Kentuky, in Kentucky, in the United States, in North America, in the Western and Northern Hemispheres and on Planet Earth It is also the longest cave system known to have ever been explored by man in the Universe. If the question was intended to find out where Mammoth Cave is located, then yes it is located in cental Kentucky near Bowling Green.


What features inside Mammoth Cave developed?

Odd question! All its features developed: the cave's passages and chambers, its speleothems, its sediment deposits. If any of the system's passages still carry streams, they are known as "active" and are still forming.


How many acres in Mammoth Cave?

You'd have to study the surveys or formal reports by the cave's explorers to establish that. Generally cavers don't usually count the number of passages (just that, not "~ways") but do quote the total length surveyed - approaching 400miles for the Mammoth / Flint Ridge System.


What are some landforms around Mammoth Cave?

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How many miles of mammtoh caves have not been discovered?

It is difficult to determine exactly how many miles of Mammoth Cave have not been discovered as the cave system is constantly being explored and mapped. However, the known explored length of Mammoth Cave is over 400 miles, making it the longest known cave system in the world.


Mammoth Cave is in what region?

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