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It became the largest geyser field in the Southern Hemisphere after the destruction of many of the New Zealand geysers, and is the third largest geyser field in the world. The salient feature of these geysers is that the height of their eruptions is very low, the tallest being only six metres (20 ft) high, but with steam columns that can be ...
The English word geyser (a periodically spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir. [3] The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa ("to go quickly forward"). [4] Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall lava dome, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about 50 metres (160 ft) to the south. [5]
La Bufadora is often considered a marine geyser, [1] however, it does not have a thermal source or cause, as geysers do. In this case, the spout of sea water is the result of air, trapped in a sea cave, exploding upwards.
Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to be named. [3] [4] It is a highly predictable geothermal feature and has erupted every 44 minutes to two hours since 2000. [5]
The Geysers, a northern California geothermal plant; Geyser FC, a football club based in N'Djamena, Chad; Geyser, Montana, United States "Geyser", a song by Mitski from Be the Cowboy (2018) Geyser, a term used for a domestic storage water heater, particularly in South Africa and India
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Champagne Pool. Waiotapu (Māori for "sacred waters") is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupo Volcanic Zone.
The following are carbon dioxide-generated cold water geysers: Andernach Geyser (aka Namedyer Sprudel), (Eifel, Germany) Crystal Geyser (near Green River, Utah, United States) Geyser of Herľany (Herľany, Slovakia) Mokena Geyser (Te Aroha, New Zealand) Saratoga springs; Soda Springs Geyser, (Idaho, United States)