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The Marble Caves, Marble Chapel, and Marble Cathedral are unusual geological formations located on the shoreline midway along the lake's length. They represent a group of caverns, columns, and tunnels formed in monoliths of marble. The Marble Caves have been formed by wave action over the last 6,200 years. [10]
Replica of a Mylodon inside the cave The "Devil's Chair" at the entrance of the monumental cave Interior of the largest cave. Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument is a Natural Monument located in the Chilean Patagonia, [1] 24 km (15 mi) northwest of Puerto Natales and 270 km (168 mi) north of Punta Arenas.
Marble Caves, Chile. Located in General Carrera Lake in Chile, Marble Caves are stunning formations created over 6,000 years by waves washing against calcium carbonate. Steve Tietze / iStock.
Caves of Chile, natural voids in the ground, specifically spaces large enough for a human to enter. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caves in Chile . Pages in category "Caves of Chile"
Marble caves are karst caves which are primarily formed in marble. Pages in category "Marble caves" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Madre de Dios Island is composed partly of limestone and has several natural caves. In one of those caves, called the "Cave of the Whales", skeletons of whales 2600 to 3500 years old have been discovered 10 to 30 meters above sea level. In another cave, named Cueva del Pacifico, rock art was discovered in 2006.
There are seven World Heritage Sites in Chile, and a further 17 sites on its tentative list. The first site added to the list was the Rapa Nui National Park , which was listed in 1995. The most recent site listed was the Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region in 2021. [ 3 ]
This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name.