Pennyroyal Plateau
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The Pennyroyal Plateau is a broad karst region in south-central Kentucky characterized by rolling farmland, sinkholes, and extensive cave systems including parts of Mammoth Cave.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pennyroyal Plateau canonical | 8 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
karst region
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Driftless Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Driftless Section of the Interior Low Plateaus
Mammoth Cave Plateau ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cave systems
ⓘ
karst topography ⓘ rolling farmland ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical to humid continental transition ⓘ |
| contains |
Mammoth Cave National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Mammoth Cave karst system
karst aquifers ⓘ parts of Mammoth Cave ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageType | subsurface drainage ⓘ |
| elevationRange | low to moderate elevation plateau ⓘ |
| geology |
Mississippian-age limestone
ⓘ
carbonate bedrock ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | tourism related to caves ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
disappearing streams
ⓘ
sinkhole plains ⓘ solution valleys ⓘ springs ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
broad plains
ⓘ
rolling uplands ⓘ |
| hasRisk | ground subsidence from sinkholes ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | fertile residual soils ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | temperate deciduous forest remnants ⓘ |
| hydrology | groundwater-dominated ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mammoth Cave National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Mammoth Cave National Park vicinity
extensive cave development ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kentucky
ⓘ
south-central Kentucky ⓘ |
| overlies | Mississippian limestone formations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Interior Low Plateaus
Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region ⓘ
surface form:
Interior Low Plateaus physiographic province
Mississippi River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River watershed
U.S. Interior Highlands and Lowlands system ⓘ |
| regionalNameOrigin | named for the pennyroyal herb historically common in the area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
crop farming ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.