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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.
Salts Cave Archeological Site, near Munfordville, Kentucky, is a cave and archeological site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] The cave is part of Mammoth Cave National Park. [2] It has also been known as West's Cave and as Old Salts Cave. It was listed for its information potential. [1]
The closest relative of the Alabama cave shrimp is the Kentucky cave shrimp, Palaemonias ganteri, which lives in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. [3] The two species can be distinguished by size (P. alabamae being larger than P. ganteri), the longer rostrum in P. alabamae, and the greater number of spines on the rostrum of P. alabamae.
The first known formal tour of Mammoth Cave was given in 1816, long before it became part of the National Park Service in 1941. One of Mammoth Cave’s most famous early guides was an enslaved man ...
Teeth embedded in cave walls reveal new species of ancient sea creature in Kentucky. In 2020, Mammoth Cave announced the discovery of more than 100 shark teeth belonging to at least 10 different ...
Mammoth Cave National Park: Kentucky: 1981 150; vii, viii, x (natural) 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.
Mammoth Cave National Park has attracted visitors for thousands of years. Here’s why you should visit, too. Look beneath the surface to fully appreciate Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park
System Length Location Coordinates Associated parks, protected areas Access 1 Mammoth Cave: 685.6 km (426.0 mi) [2] [3] near Brownsville, Kentucky: Mammoth Cave National Park, also a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve.