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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
For Teachers
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Did You Know?
Most of the formations—or speleothems—found inside Carlsbad Cavern today were active and growing during the last ice age when instead of having a desert above the cave, there were pine forests.
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Last Updated: February 13, 2007 at 16:28 EST |