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Bookmark or Share- What's the Difference Between a Cave and a Cavern?Earth's surface is pinpricked and scarred by craters and crevices, many of which develop into caves and caverns that invite adventurers and spelunkers, amateur and professional alike. You may have visited one yourself on vacation. But is there any difference between a cave and a cavern?
- Cave | Definition, Formation, Types, & Facts | Britannicacave, natural opening in the earth large enough for human exploration. Such a cavity is formed in many types of rock and by many processes. The largest and most common caves are those formed by chemical reaction between circulating groundwater and bedrock composed of limestone or dolomite.
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park (U.S. National Park Service)High ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus, and desert wildlife—treasures above the ground in the Chihuahuan Desert. Hidden beneath the surface are more than 119 caves—formed when sulfuric acid dissolved limestone leaving behind caverns of all sizes. Reservations strongly recommended. Click the image above or call 877-444-6777.
- Cave - WikipediaA cave or cavern is a natural void under the Earth's surface. [1] Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance underground (such as rock shelters ).
- Cavern Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of CAVERN is cave; especially : one of large or indefinite extent.
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