Mammoth Cave National Park
🇮🇹 United States of America📅 1981 Inscribed
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Mammoth Cave National Park, located in the state of Kentucky, has the world's largest network of natural caves and underground passageways, which are characteristic examples of limestone formations. The park and its underground network of more than 560 surveyed km of passageways are home to a varied flora and fauna, including a number of endangered species.
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The world's largest known network of natural caves and underground passageways, stretching over 458 km
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Exhibits a cave-forming history that spans over 100 million years, showcasing nearly every known type of cave formation (see Keywords).
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No fossils of the woolly mammoth have ever been found in Mammoth Cave, and the name has no connection to the extinct animal.
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