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Cave Attractions In South Dakota

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South Dakota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest by area, but the fifth smallest by population and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 183,200, is South Dakota's largest city. South Dakota is bordered by th...
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Cave Attractions In South Dakota

  • 1. Jewel Cave National Monument Custer
    Jewel Cave National Monument contains Jewel Cave, currently the third longest cave in the world, with 198.00 miles of mapped passageways. It is located approximately 13 miles west of the town of Custer in Black Hills of South Dakota. It became a national monument in 1908.
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  • 2. Wind Cave National Park Wind Cave National Park
    Wind Cave National Park is an American national park located 10 miles north of the town of Hot Springs in western South Dakota. Established in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, it was the seventh national park and the first cave to be designated a national park anywhere in the world. The cave is notable for its calcite formations known as boxwork. Approximately 95 percent of the world's discovered boxwork formations are found in Wind Cave, which is also known for its frostwork. The cave is also considered a three-dimensional maze cave, recognized as the densest cave system in the world, with the greatest passage volume per cubic mile. The cave is one of the longest caves in the world with 147.71 miles of explored cave passageways. Above ground, the park includes the largest remaining n...
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