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Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world The following is a list of the longest caves in the United States per length (> 50 km) of documented passageways. Many passageways are still being discovered; this list is based on the latest verifiable data.
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Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world, with 426 mi (686 km) [17] of mapped passageways. The cave system is home to more than 130 cave-dwelling species. The cave system and the surrounding area exhibit numerous examples of karst topography, with sinkholes, underground rivers, speleothem, and large chambers.
During the American Civil War, the caves were mined by Confederate soldiers for saltpeter, a commodity necessary to the manufacture of gunpowder. [1] The major cave and lake area was also used as a hideout for moonshiners, especially during the Prohibition era. [2] In 1939, explorers found the fossilized remains of a Pleistocene jaguar. [1]
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