Tuesday, November 9, 2010

7 Springs High Temperature Existing in the World


1. The Grand Prismatic Spring: America’s largest

American hot springs are the largest and third largest in the world, the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park has an area of approximately 250 x 300 feet (75 x 91 meters) and a depth of 160 ft (49 meters), produces 560 gallons (2000 liters) temperature 160 ° F (71 ° C) water / min.
Colors that appear in spring are very varied, ranging from green, bright red and orange pigments caused by algae and bacteria that grow around the edge of the water, the number of colors depending on the ratio of chlorophyll. Central pool of spring water was very hot. (Photo: Magadelic Rock and Bonnie Sue).


  


2. Mammoth Hot Springs: largest carbonate-depositing spring in the world

Being in the Yellowstone, Mammoth Hot Springs most famous, resembling a mixture of soda water. (Photo: Mila Zinkova, C Amalia and Thegreenj). 


3. Blood Pond Hot Spring: welcome to hell 

 Blood Pond Hot Spring is one of the "hell" (Jigoku) in Beppu, Japan, nine hot springs are stunning to look at than the shower / bath. "Blood Pond Hell" so people call it, featuring a hot pool of red water. According to this estimate is the most photogenic of the nine hell. (Photo: L Plater and phototravel).


4. Blue Lagoon: Iceland's geothermal spa 

The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is one of the greatest tourist destinations in Iceland. Sultry waters as showing the formation of lava, and a large swimming pool which is heated with water flowing through a nearby power plant.Bathing in the Blue Lagoon can be used as therapy, is believed to menyambuhkan people who suffer from skin diseases like psoriasis. The temperature of water in the pool of approximately 40 ° C (104 ° F). Mineral water sources located in Grindavík, Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest Iceland. This area is located about 24 miles (39 kilometers) from the capital city of Reykjavík. (Photo: Diamanx and Sandro Mancuso).


5. Glenwood Springs: World's Largest natural hot springs swimming pool
 
Glenwood Springs in Colorado, USA, is a swimming pool that comes from the mountains with hot springs flow rate of 143 liters / sec. You can soak in the pool while doing therapy with a salty mineral water mixed with a temperature of 104 ° F (40 ° C), or swim in the pool is very large with a temperature of 98 ° F (36 ° C). (Photo: christoph.schrey and fishingfoolcool).
 
 
6. Jigokudani Hot Springs: home to the japanese Snow Monkeys
 
Jigokudani Hot Springs in Nagano Prefecture, Japan's most famous so-called "snow monkeys", that is wild Japanese monkeys who enjoy the natural hot waters in addition to the visitors. More than one hundred macaques (monkeys native Japan), who lives in Jigokudani Monkey Park, located in the "Hell Valley" (Valley of Hell).
 
 
7. Deildartunguhver: highest flow hot spring in Europe
 
Deildartunguhver located in Reykholtsdalur, Iceland, has the characteristics of a very high flow rate for the source of hot water (180 liters / sec) and temperature 97 ° C, the flow of the highest in Europe. Some of the water used for heating, pipe size is channeled into Borgarnes 34 kilometers and 64 kilometers to Akranes.

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