Mammoth Cave Plateau
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Mammoth Cave Plateau is a karst landscape in central Kentucky that forms part of the region containing Mammoth Cave, the world’s longest known cave system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mammoth Cave area | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
karst plateau ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mammoth Cave National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateType | humid subtropical to humid continental transition ⓘ |
| contains |
Mammoth Cave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cave entrances ⓘ disappearing streams ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ underground drainage ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageType | karst drainage ⓘ |
| erosionalHistoryInfluencedBy | Green River base level changes ⓘ |
| forms | surface expression of Mammoth Cave karst system ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | world’s longest known cave system region ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologyType | karst ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
closed depressions
ⓘ
karst valleys ⓘ solutionally enlarged conduits ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
cropland
ⓘ
forests ⓘ pasture ⓘ |
| hasScientificDesignation | significant karst landscape ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | massive limestone with sandstone caprock in places ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyConnectedTo | Green River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
hydrogeology studies ⓘ karst research ⓘ |
| isProtectedBy | Mammoth Cave National Park (partially) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
central Kentucky ⓘ |
| near |
Brownsville, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cave City, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | multi-level cave passages of Mammoth Cave ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mammoth Cave region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennyroyal Plateau region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| supports | extensive subterranean ecosystems ⓘ |
| tourismRelatedTo | Mammoth Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlainBy |
Mississippian-age limestone
ⓘ
carbonate rocks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mammoth Cave area