WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK

FACTS ABOUT THE CAVE

• 3rd largest cave in the U.S
• 4th largest cave in the world
• First cave to be a national park
• Has the strongest airflow of caves
• It has 6 natural blowholes and 2 natural entrances (1 enlarged)

Located in South Dakota and it is
53 square miles

Limestone is created from the breakdown of organisms

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Gypsum is formed along with limestone from water being evaporated

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Plates created black hills and made cracks in the limestone

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Acidic water fills the cracks in limestone and dissolves it into passage ways

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Erosion helps to drain water

Speleothems/ boxwork

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Geode

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Cave popcorn

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Stalactites and stalagmites

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Long and short grass because of mountains

Grasslands on surface

PRAIRIE HAS MANY ANIMALS

• Prairie dogs
• Bison
• Birds
• Antelope
• Elk
• Ect.

ANIMALS IN THE CAVE

• Springtails & mites
• Wood rats& camel crickets
• Bats
• Prairie dogs, badgers, black footed ferrets
• Bull snakes
• Ect.

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