text: New entrance discovered to world's longest cave
  
  August  9, 2005 
  
  Explorers have just released information on the discovery and exploration of a new entrance to Kentucky's Mammoth Cave. Located in the east central United States, the 579-kilometer-long (360 mile) cave is the longest known in the world. Despite its length and a 200 year exploration effort, only eight natural entrances have been located into the vast underground system. 
  The entrance was discovered in September 2003, and a route to known sections of Mammoth Cave was first discovered in March. The actual connection was made at 11:55 p.m. Central Standard Time, March 18, 2005 (4:55 UTC, March 19, 2005) by veteran cavers Alan Canon, John Feil, Dick Market, and James Wells. The latest mapping adds four kilometers (2.5 miles) to Mammoth Cave's total length. 
  Alan Glennon, a cave scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, describes the find as "exciting". "Such significant discoveries show that we've still got a lot to learn about places right under our feet", he said.
tokens: New entrance discovered to world 's longest cave August 9 , 2005 Explorers have just released information on the discovery and exploration of a new entrance to Kentucky 's Mammoth Cave . Located in the east central United States , the 579 - kilometer - long ( 360 mile ) cave is the longest known in the world . Despite its length and a 200 year exploration effort , only eight natural entrances have been located into the vast underground system . The entrance was discovered in September 2003 , and a route to known sections of Mammoth Cave was first discovered in March . The actual connection was made at 11:55 p.m. Central Standard Time , March 18 , 2005 ( 4:55 UTC , March 19 , 2005 ) by veteran cavers Alan Canon , John Feil , Dick Market , and James Wells . The latest mapping adds four kilometers ( 2.5 miles ) to Mammoth Cave 's total length . Alan Glennon , a cave scientist at the University of California , Santa Barbara , describes the find as " exciting " . " Such significant discoveries show that we 've still got a lot to learn about places right under our feet " , he said .
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