Geological formation, Karst / caves
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo.
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Carlsbad Caverns
The Carlsbad Caverns are an extensive cave system with over 80 known caves. It originated 250 million years ago as erosion started on a reef in an (evaporated) inland sea.
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Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst
The Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst is a transboundary karst cave system, noted for its high concentration of caves and their great variety in cave types.
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Desembarco del Granma National Park
Desembarco del Granma National Park is a national park in south-eastern Cuba, named after the yacht in which Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raúl Castro, and 79 of their supporters sailed from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 and incited the Cuban Revolution.
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Gunung Mulu
Gunung Mulu National Park lies on the island of Borneo (Sarawak state). It has been made a WHS because of its biodiversity and its karst features and cave systems including some of the largest in the world.
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Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay is a group of offshore islands that is the best example of marine invaded tower karst in the world.
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Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave National Park holds the longest cave system in the world. Its known passages extend to 365 miles.
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Nahanni National Park
Nahanni National Park Reserve is an undisturbed river, canyon and cave landscape. It is the breeding habitat of four endangered species: peregrine falcons, golden eagles, bald eagles and trumpeter swans.
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Phong Nha - Ke Bang
Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park contains the oldest major karst area in Asia. The site consists of two parts: Phong Nha Nature Reserve and Ke Bang forest.
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Purnululu National Park
Purnululu National Park is famous for the sandstone domes, unusual and visually striking with their striping in alternating orange and grey bands.
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Skocjan Caves
The Škocjan Caves are located in the Kras region (literally meaning Karst) of southwest Slovenia and are considered a well preserved unique example of Karstic erosion.
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South China Karst
South China Karst can be considered as one of the two great karst regions of the world*. Within this 500.
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