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  2. Florida Caverns State Park - Wikipedia

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    The limestone caves in the park have stalagmites, stalactites, and flowstones formed by the erosion of bedrock. Other formations are above ground, including rivers and springs. [1] Florida Caverns State Park and the neighboring golf course were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps as part of the New Deal. The park opened in 1942. [2]

  3. Wakulla Springs - Wikipedia

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    Wakulla cave is a branching flow-dominated cave that has developed in the Floridan Aquifer under the Woodville Karst Plain of north Florida. [2]It is classified as a first magnitude spring [3] [4] and a major exposure point for the Floridan Aquifer.

  4. List of caves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Derrick Cave. Fort Rock Cave. Horse Lava Tube System. Lava River Cave. Oregon Caves National Monument. Paisley Caves. Redmond Caves. Sandy Glacier Caves. Sea Lion Caves.

  5. Stephen Horvath, visiting from North Carolina, looks closely at the wall of the cave during a flashlight cavern tour at Florida Caverns State Park Monday, July 1, 2019. Monday marked the first day ...

  6. Devil's Den Cave - Wikipedia

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    Devil's Den Cave. Devil's Den is formed by a karst window, in which the roof over a subterranean river has collapsed, exposing the water to the open surface, near Williston, Florida. It is privately owned and operated as a SCUBA diving training and recreational facility. The water in the underground river is geothermically warmed at a constant ...

  7. Geology of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Geology of Florida. The structure of the Florida platform, the foundation of which came from the African Plate over 200 million years ago. The Floridian peninsula is a porous plateau of karst limestone sitting atop bedrock known as the Florida Platform. The emergent portion of the platform was created during the Eocene to Oligocene as the Gulf ...

  8. Leon Sinks Geological Area - Wikipedia

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    The Leon Sinks Geological Area is located on the Woodville Karst Plain in southern and southwestern Leon County, Florida, United States. It is a mature karstic area on the Upper Floridan Aquifer. It is one of the most extensive underwater cave systems in the world and connects to Wakulla Springs. This hydrological system is extremely vulnerable ...

  9. Woodville Karst Plain - Wikipedia

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    The Woodville Karst Plain is a 450-square-mile (1,200 km 2) karst area that runs from Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico separated by the Cody Scarp.. This karst plain contains the Wakulla-Leon Sinks Cave System, the longest surveyed underwater cave in the United States, extending 32 miles (51 km) and ranking #57 among the top 100 longest caves in the world. [1]

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