Mammoth Cave National Park
By: Ethan and Chris
Mammoth Cave National park
About Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave is in Kentucky which is in the southern region of the USA
Mammoth National park has the largest cave in the world. Above the cave there are forests, springs and sinkholes. In the cave it is 60ยบ at all times. The climate inside does not change. It has four seasons outside the cave. You will find sycamore, oak, beech and sugar maple trees. Some wildflowers you will see are violets and trilliums.About Mammoth National Park by Deerfield School
How Mammoth Cave was Formed
Millions of years ago there was a shallow sea. The sea was filled with tiny creatures. The sea dried up and all of the creatures died. it rained and this formed acid. This acid leaked into to cracks and was a big help in making this cave system. Water Also helped build this formation. Stalactites and columns formed over time from dripping water.
Formation of Mammoth Cave by Deerfield School
Interesting Facts
People have been in the Mammoth Cave Area for more than 10,000 years
Mammoth is famous for it cave wildlife for example the eyeless fish and crayfish
The weather outside does not affect the temperature inside the cave at all.
The park covers 53,000 acres.
- in 1925, explorer, Floyd Collins got trapped and died in a cave near Mammoth. This brought attention to the caves.