Jewel Cave National Monument

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Jewel Cave National Monument is a protected area in South Dakota known for its extensive, highly decorated limestone cave system, one of the longest caves in the world.

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Jewel Cave 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument
administeredBy National Park Service
caveType solutional cave
comparedWith Wind Cave National Park NERFINISHED
containsFeature boxwork formations
calcite crystals
draperies
flowstone
helictites
soda straws
stalactites
stalagmites
country United States of America
designation U.S. National Monument NERFINISHED
discoveredBy Albert Michaud NERFINISHED
Charles Bush NERFINISHED
Frank Michaud NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1900
established 1908-02-07
establishedBy President Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED
geology limestone
governingBody National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
hasClimate continental climate
hasEcosystem ponderosa pine forest
hasEntrance Jewel Cave Historic Entrance NERFINISHED
Jewel Cave Scenic Entrance NERFINISHED
hasPart Jewel Cave NERFINISHED
hasRecreation picnic areas
hasTrail Canyons Trail NERFINISHED
Roof Trail NERFINISHED
hasVisitorCenter Jewel Cave National Monument Visitor Center NERFINISHED
hasWildlife bats
elk
mule deer
IUCNCategory Ib
knownFor being one of the longest caves in the world
extensive limestone cave system
highly decorated cave formations
locatedIn Custer County, South Dakota NERFINISHED
South Dakota NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Black Hills NERFINISHED
nearestCity Custer, South Dakota NERFINISHED
offersActivity guided cave tours
hiking
wild caving tours
partOf Black Hills cave systems region NERFINISHED
National Park System NERFINISHED

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Black Hills hasCave Jewel Cave National Monument
this entity surface form: Jewel Cave
Black Hills hasNationalMonument Jewel Cave National Monument