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Cades Cove

Valleys

Cades Cove is an isolated valley in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was home to numerous settlers before the park formation and, with its well preserved homesteads, scenic mountain views, and abundant wildlife, is the single most popular destination for visitors to the park, drawing more than two million visitors annually; the Cades Cove Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Cades Cove

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Cades Cove
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United States

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Source Wikidata: Cades Cove
Sources
1. Cades Cove (Wikipedia)
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    Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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    Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The valley was home to numerous settlers before the formation of the national park.
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Wikidata: Cades Cove
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