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  2. List of longest caves in the United States - Wikipedia

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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. [1] #

  3. Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Wikipedia

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    Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a national park of the United States in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park is the show cave Carlsbad Cavern. Visitors to the cave can hike in on their own via the natural entrance or take an elevator from the visitor center.

  4. List of caves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Bell Witch Cave; Blue Spring Cave; Big Bone Cave; Craighead Caverns - also called Lost Sea [1] Cumberland Caverns; Devilstep Hollow Cave; Dunbar Cave; Forbidden Caverns; Hubbard's Cave; Lookout Mountain Caverns; Lost Cove Cave; Nickajack Cave; Raccoon Mountain Caverns; Rumbling Falls Cave; Ruby Falls; Snail Shell Cave; Tuckaleechee Caverns

  5. This national park has been called ‘the Grand Canyon with a ...

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    The Big Room is the largest single cave chamber by volume in North America, but Carlsbad Cavern is not the biggest cave. Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is the longest known cave system in the whole world.

  6. Craighead Caverns - Wikipedia

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    Cave divers have explored several rooms that are completely filled with water, without reaching the end of the cave. This exploration was conducted in the 1970s. For many years The Lost Sea was considered the world's largest underground lake; it is the largest in the United States and is still recognized as the world's second-largest, non ...

  7. Mammoth Cave National Park - Wikipedia

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    Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world. The park's 52,830 acres (21,380 ha) are located primarily in Edmonson County, with small areas extending eastward into Hart and Barren counties.

  8. List of longest caves - Wikipedia

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    Caves are found around the world. The largest form in areas of karst landforms whose rocks dissolve easily. Preferable conditions for karst cave formation are adequate precipitation, enough plants and animals to produce ample carbon dioxide, and a landscape of gentle hills which drains slowly.

  9. Grand Caverns - Wikipedia

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    The total surveyed passage now stands at 6,083 meters (19,957 ft; 3.780 mi) making Grand Caverns the 215th longest surveyed cave in the United States as of May 2008. [5] The newly discovered portion of cave (closed to the public) is highly decorated with many forms of speleothems, including the celebrated shields. The passages to the north are ...