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Carlsbad Cavern

Carlsbad Cavern is a cave in , and has an elevation of 4,364 feet. Carlsbad Cavern is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: show cave, centerpiece of Carlsbad Caverns National Park
  • Also known as: “Carlsbad Caverns”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Bat Flight Amphitheater.

Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is located near , . It is most famous for the "Big Cave" and its Big Room, at one time considered the largest natural underground chamber in the world.

Theater building
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The Caverns Historic District comprises the central developed area of . The complex was built between the early 1920s and 1942, initially in Pueblo Revival style, and later in New Mexico Territorial Revival style in the area around the natural entrance to Carlsbad Caverns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whites City.

Hamlet
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also spelled White's City, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in , United States. has a with ZIP code 88268. is situated 4 miles east of Carlsbad Cavern.

Carlsbad Cavern

Latitude
32.17708° or 32° 10′ 38″ north
Longitude
-104.44103° or 104° 26′ 28″ west
Elevation
4,364 feet (1,330 metres)
Open location code
854Q5HG5+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1675331507
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
11951714
Wiki­data ID
Q95742097
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