A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites | Bigkitty Gallery

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120,000 Years Ago

2 stalagmites...the large one has be cut to show it's layers

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

A spring flowing through the caves

Almost a column

Barbados is not a volcanic island

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Different types of speleothems

Down we go on the tram

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

Great stalactites

How did Harrison Cave form?

In the last 120,000 years

It's all about water...

Less than 1 million years ago

Many new stalactites

Many stalactites still forming today

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

Reggie Medford - The man who created our sculptures

See the drops on the stalactites?

Sharp looking stalactites

Small vertical flowstone

Spout of water flowing out

Stalagmites almost looking like a group of people hanging out together

Steam running through the caves

The formation starts here

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

The minerals forming a flowstone

The type of tree the "Awesome Tree" is

Vegetation wall

Wearing the required head gear to go into the cave

Welcome sign to the info center

What is a karst?

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