![]() Lime stone is a sedimentary rock that is highly susceptible to chemical weathering and erosion. ![]() Karst topography is particularly seen in areas that has an abundance of limestone. The caves were created as result of ‘Karst topography’. The Mammoth Cave National Park was declared a World Heritage Site in 1981. In 1926, The Mammoth Cave National Park was established under a group of private citizens to preserve the cave. With 400 miles of passageway explored, discoveries are made each year that bring into light hundreds of miles, to be added to this distance. Situated beside the Green River Valley and south central Kentucky, USA, it is the longest cave system ever known in the world. Mammoth Cave is listed as one of the natural wonders of the United States along with Crater Lake, Niagara Falls, Hawaii Volcano Natural Park, Devil’s Tower, Old Faithful, and Death Valley.An enchanting place with intricate pathways, caverns with chilling silence occasionally broken by the fluttering of bat wings and water droplets, spectacular patterns created by nature, a sanctuary for a wide variety of flora and fauna, The Mammoth Cave is entirely a world of its own. ![]() ![]() Tourists have to pay for camping and cave tours.
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