Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cave
gptkbp:area 52,830 acres (21,380 ha)
gptkbp:BiosphereReserveSince 1990
gptkbp:designation gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:discoveredBy pre-Columbian era
gptkbp:elevation approx. 600 ft (180 m)
gptkbp:flora ferns
liverworts
mosses
gptkbp:geology limestone
gptkbp:hasFauna gptkb:Kentucky_cave_shrimp
bats
cave crayfish
blind cave fish
gptkbp:hasFeature stalactites
stalagmites
underground rivers
cave wildlife
historic saltpeter mining sites
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
gptkbp:knownFor longest cave system in the world
gptkbp:length over 426 miles (685 km) explored
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:namedAfter large size of its passages
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Brownsville,_Kentucky
gptkb:Cave_City,_Kentucky
gptkbp:openToPublic guided tours
self-guided tours
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mammoth_Cave_National_Park
gptkbp:protectedArea 1941
gptkbp:significantEvent Civil War era saltpeter production
site of prehistoric Native American mining
used as tuberculosis hospital in 1840s
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1981
yes
gptkbp:website https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mammoth_Cave_Baptist_Church_Cemetery
gptkb:Limestones
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7