| 词条 | Woodville Karst Plain |
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The Woodville Karst Plain is a {{convert|450|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} karst area that runs from Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico separated by the Cody Scarp. This karst plain includes numerous first magnitude springs, including Wakulla-Leon Sinks Cave System, the longest surveyed underwater cave in the United States extending {{convert|32|mi|km}} and ranking #57 among the top 100 longest caves in the world.[1] The WKP is home to five of the 27 reported species of troglobites in Florida and South Georgia including Woodville Karst cave crayfish and Swimming Florida cave isopod. Also of interest are the Leon Sinks.[2] Wakulla-Leon Sinks Cave SystemWakulla cave consists of a dendritic network of conduits of which {{convert|12|mi|km}} have been surveyed and mapped. The conduits are characterized as long tubes with diameter and depth being consistent ({{convert|300|ft|m|disp=or|abbr=on}} depth); however, joining tubes can be divided by larger chambers of varying geometries. The largest conduit trends south from the spring/cave entrance for over {{convert|3.8|mi|km}}. Four secondary conduits, including Leon Sinks intersect the main conduit. Most of these secondary conduits have been fully explored. On Dec 15, 2007, the connection between the Wakulla cave system and Leon Sinks cave system was made by members of the Woodville Karst Plain Project to establish the Wakulla-Leon Sinks Cave System.[3] This connection established it as the longest underwater cave in the United States and the sixth largest in the world at a total of {{convert|32|mi|km}} of surveyed passages.[3][4] References1. ^{{cite web | author = Bob Gulden | title = Worlds longest caves | publisher = National Speleological Society (NSS) | work = Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves | url = http://www.caverbob.com/wlong.htm | date = {{Date|2013-05-13|mdy}} | accessdate = {{Date|2013-06-13|mdy}}}} 2. ^Global Underwater Explorers 3. ^1 {{cite journal |vauthors=Kernagis DN, McKinlay C, Kincaid TR |title=Dive Logistics of the Turner to Wakulla Cave Traverse |veditors=Brueggeman P, Pollock NW |journal=Diving for Science 2008. Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 27th Symposium. Dauphin Island, AL: AAUS; |year=2008 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/8011 |accessdate=2009-04-22}} 4. ^{{cite web | author = Bob Gulden | author2 = Jim Coke | title = World longest underwater caves | publisher = NSS | work = Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves | url = http://www.caverbob.com/uwcaves.htm | date = {{Date|2013-05-13|mdy}} | accessdate = {{Date|2013-06-13|mdy}}}} External links
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