Geysers

By: T. Fox

What Is the Definition of Geyser?

1.A hot spring where water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air

Geysers Around the World

Beppu in Japan

Rincón de la Vieja in Costa Rica

The Old Woman’s Corner

Valley of Geysers in the Russian Far East

El Tatio in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile

Rotorua in New Zealand

Huanglong in central China

Yellow Stone

Facts About Geysers

Mainly clustered near active volcanic areas

Formed by water seeping through the ground and coming into contact with rock that is heated by magma

The world’s tallest active geyser is Yellowstone

Eruptions similar to geysers have erupted on the surface of moons in the solar system

Ex: Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Neptune’s moon Triton

Pictures

Sources

http://www.touropia.com/world-famous-geysers-and-hot-springs/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/geysers.html

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