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Underground living refers to living below the ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures (earth shelters). Underground dwellings are an alternative to above-ground dwellings for some home seekers, including those who are looking to minimize impact on the environment. Factories and office buildings can benefit from ...
An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth bermed house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth (soil) against the walls, on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground. Earth acts as thermal mass, making it easier to maintain a steady indoor air temperature and therefore reduces energy costs for heating ...
Devils Hole is a geothermal pool within a limestone cavern in the Amargosa Desert in the Amargosa Valley of Nevada, east over the Amargosa Range and Funeral Mountains from Death Valley. It is at an elevation of 730 m (2,400 ft) above sea level [1] and the water is a constant temperature of 33 °C (91 °F). [2] The surface area of Devils Hole is ...
SubTropolis. Location. Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Coordinates. 39°09′40″N 94°28′34″W / 39.161213°N 94.476242°W / 39.161213; -94.476242. The interior of SubTropolis. SubTropolis is a business complex located inside of a 55,000,000-square-foot (5,100,000 m 2), 1,100-acre (4.5 km 2) mine in the bluffs north of ...
National Park Service. At 150.4 miles (242.0 km), Lechuguilla Cave is the eighth-longest explored cave in the world [1] and the second deepest (1,604 feet or 489 meters) in the continental United States. [2] It is most famous for its unusual geology, rare formations, and pristine condition. The cave is named for the canyon through which it is ...
Location: McMinnville, Tennessee, US: Coordinates: 1]: Length: 27.7 miles (45 km) [2]: Discovery: 1810 by Aaron Higgenbotham: Geology: Monteagle Limestone: Entrances: 3: List of entrances: Higgenbotham Cave, Henshaw Cave, Onyx Curtain: Access: restricted: Show cave opened: July 4th, 1956: Lighting: electric: Website: cumberlandcaverns.com: Cumberland Caverns is a national natural landmark and ...
Black Chasm Cavern is a dissolution cave, formed by carbonic acid eroding the subterranean bedrock. This eroded the limestone bedrock to form small to very large chambers. It is formed in what is considered to be part of the Calaveras Complex. The crystal structure of the metamorphic rock has changed over time, and it is now properly referred ...
Lava Beds National Monument is located in northeastern California, in Siskiyou and Modoc counties. The monument lies on the northeastern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano, which is the largest volcano by area in the Cascade Range. The region in and around Lava Beds National Monument lies at the junction of the Sierra-Klamath, Cascade, and Great ...