Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico underground
Carlsbad Caverns is a cave system in southeastern New Mexico, notable for its massive limestone chambers and spectacular formations.
The main cavern, one of the largest in North America, features the Big Room—a natural limestone chamber spanning over eight acres.
The caves are home to hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats whose evening flights draw visitors.
Now a national park: We watched the bats emerge from Carlsbad Caverns at sunset.
- cavernLarge natural underground chamber
- spelunkingExploring caves recreationally
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- batsFlying nocturnal mammals
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- New Mexico LandsWhite Sands
- cavescave, cavern, caves, caverns, grotto
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Carlsbad Cavernsmountain peak
Topmost point of elevation
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Carlsbad Cavernsopen sky
Unobstructed atmosphere above
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Carlsbad Cavernsskyscraper
Very tall urban building
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