Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument

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Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument is a protected area in southern Chile famous for its large cave system where remains of the extinct giant ground sloth (Mylodon) were discovered.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural monument
protected area
tourist attraction
climate cold oceanic climate
containsEvidenceOf Pleistocene fauna
early human presence in Patagonia
containsFossilsOf Mylodon darwini
extinct megafauna
giant ground sloth
country Chile
designation Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument self-linksurface differs
surface form: Monumento Natural Cueva del Milodón
designationLanguage Spanish
distanceFrom about 24 km northwest of Puerto Natales
establishedAsProtectedArea 1968
famousFor paleontological discoveries
prehistoric human occupation evidence
remains of giant ground sloth
geographicDirectionInCountry southern Chile
geologicalAge Late Pleistocene deposits
geologicalType karst cave
governingBody Corporación Nacional Forestal
governingBodyAbbreviation CONAF
hasFeature interpretive trails
large cave system
main cave
rock formations
smaller caves
viewpoints
hasOnsiteInfrastructure information panels
marked trails
visitor center
hasReplica life-size Mylodon statue
IUCNCategory III
locatedIn Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region

Patagonia
locatedNear Torres del Paine National Park
Seno Última Esperanza
surface form: Última Esperanza Sound
locatedOn South America
surface form: South American continent
nearestCity Puerto Natales
partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
regionType Andean foothills
tourismActivity cave visits
hiking
wildlife observation
usedFor environmental education
geotourism
scientific research

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Puerto Natales nearbyAttraction Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument designation Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Monumento Natural Cueva del Milodón