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