Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky
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Summary
Mammoth Cave National Park is a biosphere reserve[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of biosphere reserve entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,308 views/month, #1 of 107).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Edmonson County[3], Hart County[4], Barren County[5]
- Country: United States[6]
- Instance of: National Park of the United States[7], show cave[8], national park[9], unincorporated community[10]
- Operator: National Park Service[11]
- Named after: Mammoth Cave[12]
- Postal code: 42259[13]
- Part of: Mammoth Cave Area[14]
- Commons category: Mammoth Cave National Park[15]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[16]
- Inception: July 1, 1941[17]
- IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[18]
- Official website: https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mammoth Cave National Park[20]
- Visitors per year: 483,319[21], 117,751[22], 254,187[23], 519,100[24], 1,726,500[25], 1,495,787[26], 1,924,538[27], 1,749,268[28], 497,225[29], 290,392[30], 551,590[31], 515,774[32], 663,147[33], 654,450[34]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], The American Cyclopædia[37], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[38], Meyer’s Universum, Sechzehnter Band[39]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[40]
- Native label: Mammoth Cave National Park[41]
- Area: 54011.91 acres[42], 21,191 ha[43]
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=USA+46&mode=all[44]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[45], (viii)[46], (x)[47]
- Visitor center: Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center[48]
Why It Matters
Mammoth Cave National Park has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]