HERITAGE RECORD · 150

Mammoth Cave National Park

猛玛洞穴国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Mammoth Cave National Park, located in the state of Kentucky, has the world's largest network of natural caves and underground passageways, which are characteristic examples of limestone formations. The park and its underground network of more than 560 surveyed km of passageways are home to a varied flora and fauna, including a number of endangered species.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ242681 ↗

Inception1941

Area54011.91 ha

Administrative areaQ500742 · Q491911 · Q486081

Named afterQ2666855

WikipediaMammoth Cave National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia猛犸洞国家公园 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

Cultural archive

Direct quotation

The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself.

John Wesley Powell · Canyons of the ColoradoOriginal: The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself.Original work in the public domainSource ↗

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