ODM2 Controlled Vocabularies
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A natural open space within a rock formation large enough to accommodate a human. A cave may have an opening to the outside, is always underground, and sometimes submerged. Caves commonly occur by the dissolution of soluble rocks, generally limestone, but may also be created within the voids of large-rock aggregations, in openings along seismic faults, and in lava formations.
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Adapted from USGS Site Types.
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http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/nwisgmap/help/sitetype.html
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