English translation: Mammoth Cave is a karst cave system in the state Kentucky (USA), the longest ca...
English translation:
Mammoth Cave is a karst cave system in the state Kentucky (USA), the longest cave in the world that was discovered in 1797. The depth of the cave is more than 115 m. today the cave has not been fully explored. Length of the explored part of the cave system is more than 587 km. The surveyed part has 225 underground passages, about 20 large halls and more than 20 deep mines. In its depths, the cave contains lakes and rivers, the largest of which - Echo. Fish, crayfish and shrimps are found in its waters. The cave is about 10 million years old.
Mammoth Cave is a karst cave system in the state Kentucky (USA), the longest cave in the world that was discovered in 1797. The depth of the cave is more than 115 m. today the cave has not been fully explored. Length of the explored part of the cave system is more than 587 km. The surveyed part has 225 underground passages, about 20 large halls and more than 20 deep mines. In its depths, the cave contains lakes and rivers, the largest of which - Echo. Fish, crayfish and shrimps are found in its waters. The cave is about 10 million years old.
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