Word: cavernous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...search of such surprises that more visitors are likely to descend on the Louvre. Already, attendance has risen from 3 million in 1988 to 5 million in 1992. Now that it has been transformed from a dark and dowdy cavern to a bright and logical showcase, millions more are expected...
...legendary cavern will be equipped with bleachers, lights, an overhead grid and a sound system, according to Adams House non-resident tutor Richard E. Nash '92. Nash has already produced three plays in the space without the specialized equipment...
...enchanted spot of earth that has never seen the sun or felt the morning dew. Carved out of solid rock nearly 1 million years ago, this bewitching chamber lies 300 m (1,000 ft.) below the floor of the New Mexican desert at the lowest point in Carlsbad Cavern...
...venture is as pleasant and relaxing as a Sunday-afternoon jaunt. Nor are the trekkers hindered by the surveying instruments, acidity meter and other tools they lug along the way. Led by geologists Art and Peg Palmer, these scientific adventurers are trying to determine what the evolution of the cavern can tell them about prehistoric climates, the ecological health of the surrounding region -- even the likelihood of finding oil in limestone deposits around the world...
However, this scenario never really fit one celebrated site -- Carlsbad Cavern. "At Mammoth Cave, you can follow the path of the water from beginning to end -- just like some kind of elaborate plumbing system," says Carol Hill, who works with the University of New Mexico and is a legendary figure in cave science. "But you can't do that for Carlsbad. The cave keeps stopping where it shouldn...