By: Landry G. Map of the United States showing the location of Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.

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By: Landry G

Map of the United States showing the location of Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.

Topographical map of Mammoth Cave National Park and surrounding area.

Cave System Map of Mammoth Cave.

 Mammoth Cave opened for tours in The land was originally owned by two families.  It became a national park on July 1 st  Mammoth Cave became a national park because of the cave's great length. (390 miles) Mammoth Cave was named mammoth caves because mammoths were big and the caves are big too.  Mammoth Cave National Park covers 52,830 acres.

 It was formed by chemical weathering. Acidic water dissolved the limestone, slowly leaving the cave after it carved out 390 miles underground. (The length of the cave)  It is the longest known cave because it passes over several major ground-water basins.

 Sandstone and limestone are the rocks that can be found in Mammoth Cave. It is formed by limestone layers, capped by sandstone.  Gypsum (contains calcium sulfate and water) and calcium carbonate are in limestone. The minerals quartz and feldspar are found in sandstone. Gypsum flowers and needles are formed by the processes of dissolution and precipitation.

 Stalactites and stalagmites are special features because they only form in caves. Stalactites form on the ceiling, and stalagmites form on the floor from dripping water and minerals.  The Bottomless Pit is a special feature because it is very very deep. It is 105 feet deep.  The Mammoth Dome is a 192 ft. high shaft. The Bottomless Pit Mammoth Dome

 The Snowball Room was named for the special gypsum formations on the ceiling that look like snowballs, but they are darker because of early visitors using oil lamps. The Snowball Room Stalactites and Stalagmites

 The rivers in Mammoth Cave are changing the park because they are eroding the rock in the walls of the cave.

 Water pollution in the form of mercury is effecting the park because fish live in the water. That means the fish will die because they will suck in oil and chemicals through their gills.  Mammoth Caves has the third worst air quality of all the National Parks. If there was no pollution you could see for 113 miles, but because of the pollution you can only see 14 miles.

 It is the fifth most ozone polluted park in the nation. The ozone pollution may keep black cherry and sycamore trees from growing and they are the home to Indiana Bats.

 The Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning provides money for research and learning.  They use advanced technology to monitor air quality in the park and the cave.  They use special dyes that they put in the water to find the water flow.

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