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Mammoth Cave near Cave City, Kentucky, is the world's longest cave. More than 390 miles of passages have been mapped. Mammoth Cave is three times longer than its nearest competitor. Not only is the cave the longest in the world, but cave mappers believe the cave system will eventually prove to be 560 miles (900 km) long. The second longest cave in the world, Optimisticeskay Cave, in the Ukrainskaya region of the C.I.S. (former Soviet Union), is only 143 miles (230 km) long.
It is 4.6 miles long.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoIts depth, or vertical range, is less than 400feet, but if you mean by "height" that of its largest passages or chambers from floor to roof you'd have to study its survey or formal descriptions to determine that.
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∙ 13y agoMammoth Cave is 379 feet deep, and has 5 levels of passages.
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∙ 11y agoMammoth Cave is over 365 miles long. If the 2nd and 3rd longest caves in the world were joined together, Mammoth Cave would still be longer, by over 100 miles.
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∙ 9y agoOver 400 miles of caves have been explored, and there may be hundreds of miles still left to be found.
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∙ 10y agowhy this site take so long to load? its bs.
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∙ 14y ago105 feet (32 m)
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What is the state with the longest cave system in it?
Mammoth Cave, located in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park in the United States.
What is the length of the longest cave in the world?
The longest cave in the world is the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, United States. The scientists believed that the estimated length of the cave is 1,000 mi or 1,600 km.
How do you use the word Mammoth Cave in a sentence?
The mammoth cave was discovered yesterday.This is one huge, mammoth cave!The mammoth cave paintings were incredibly detailed.
What are some landforms around Mammoth Cave?
mammoth cave is a cave
The lenth of the largest cave system?
The longest cave system is Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, it's length is 367 miles (591 kilometers).
Mammoth Cave is in what region?
Mammoth Cave Region
The world longest cave in the us?
the longest cave is Mammoth cave it is located in Kentucky, length in miles:367.000 length in meters:590629 depth in feet:379 depth in meters:115.5
What is a mammoth caves?
The Mammoth Cave system, located in Kentucky, is the largest cave in the world.
Can you have facts about Mammoth Cave?
Mammoth Cave has over 390 miles of passageways. Mammoth Cave National park covers 52,385 acres. Mammoth Cave was once used as a tuberculosis hospital. Mammoth Cave receives over 500,000 visitors each year.
Is there a motel or a hotel in the Mammoth Cave?
yes there is a motel in the mammoth cave
How tall how wide and how old is Mammoth Cave?
The height and width of Mammoth Cave varies depending on where you happen to be in the cave. Its explored length is about 400 miles (over 600 km), and spelunkers report that there are still many more miles to discover.
Where are the worlds largest series of limestone caves?
Mammoth cave in Kentucky is big in fact the biggest cave in the world! (By total surveyed length.)
