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Cradle of Humankind
(Encyclopedia) Cradle of Humankind, extensive archaeological site, c.180 sq mi (470 sq km), encompassing dolomitic limestone caves containing numerous hominin fossils, Gauteng and North West prov.,…Carlsbad Caverns National Park
(Encyclopedia) Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 46,766 acres (18,940 hectares), SE N.Mex., in the Guadalupe Mts.; designated a national park in 1930. These connecting limestone caves, with remarkable…Karst
(Encyclopedia) KarstKarstkärst [key], Ital. Carso, Slovenian Kras, limestone plateau, W Slovenia, N of Istria and extending c.50 mi (80 km) SE from the lower Isonzo (Soča) valley between the Bay of…Elephanta
(Encyclopedia) ElephantaElephantaĕlĭfănˈtə [key], island, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), in Mumbai harbor, Maharashtra state, W India. It is noted for six Brahmanic caves, carved (8th cent.) from solid rock…Interesting Caves and Caverns of the World
The following list names interesting caves and caverns of the world, including Aggtelek in Hungary, Blue Grotto in Italy, Kent's Cavern in England, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Wind Cave in South…Brewer's: Cave of Achadh Aldai
A cairn in Ireland, so called from Aldai, the ancestor of the Tuatha de Danaan kings. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cave of AdullamCave ne literas…Brewer's: Wayland Smith's Cave
A cromlech near Lambourn, Berkshire. Scott, in his Kenilworth (chap. xiii.), says, “Here lived a supernatural smith, who would shoe a traveller's horse…The Koran/Sura XVIII — The Cave
Sura XVIII — The CaveMecca — 110 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE be to God, who hath sent down the Book to his servant, and hath not made it tortuous[491]…Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
(Encyclopedia) Caves of the Thousand Buddhas: see Dunhuang.Recent Discoveries: Slimy Cave Critters
Researchers exploring a mile-deep area of a Mexican cavern called Cueva De Villa Luiz (Cave of the Lighted House), in Tabasco state, discovered strange viscous colonies of single-cell…Trending
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