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Article: Hot Springs and Geysers
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Hot Springs and Geysers
Geysers are dynamic natural features on Earth' surface. The most dramatic examples of geysers are those that shoot tall columns of hot water and steam into the air. Old Faithful, in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, is one of the world's best-known examples of this type of geyser. Geysers often are co-located with other geothermal features, such as hot springs,
mudpots
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fumaroles
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A geyser requires three critical elements in order to form: a water supply, a heat source, and the proper kind of underground water circulation system. If only two of these three components are present, different features will form. For instance, if plenty of water is ...