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What is Wapi Cave?
Wapi Cave is a lava tube in Idaho's Wapi lava field. It formed when lava from a prehistoric volcanic eruption cooled around a flowing interior channel.
How was Wapi Cave formed?
A lava tube forms when the outside of a lava flow hardens while hotter lava continues moving beneath it. After the flow drains, the hardened tunnel can remain as a cave.
Where is Wapi Cave located?
It is located within the Wapi lava field in Idaho, USA. The cave's setting connects it directly to the region's volcanic landscape rather than to limestone cave formation.
Is Wapi Cave a limestone cave?
No. Wapi Cave is a volcanic lava tube, not a cave dissolved out of limestone. Its passages were created by prehistoric basaltic lava flows.
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