White Dome Geyser, Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, United States.
White Dome Geyser features a 12-foot-high geyserite cone formation and produces eruptions reaching heights of 30 feet in the Lower Geyser Basin.
The geyser served as an emblem for the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association, representing the natural forces within the national park system.
Scientists discovered Thermus aquaticus bacteria near White Dome Geyser, leading to advances in DNA research through polymerase chain reaction procedures.
Visitors can observe the geyser from Firehole Lake Drive, with eruptions occurring every 15 minutes to 3 hours and lasting approximately 2 minutes.
The geyser displays a pattern of preliminary water spitting before main eruptions, followed by a combination of steam and liquid spray afterwards.
Location: Teton County
GPS coordinates: 44.53930,-110.80300
Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:34
Geysers represent some of the most visible expressions of hydrothermal activity, occurring where underground water reservoirs are heated by magmatic sources. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming holds more than half of the world's known geysers, including Old Faithful with its reliable eruptions every 90 minutes and Steamboat, the tallest active geyser on Earth. Iceland offers the Haukadalur Valley, home to the namesake Geysir and Strokkur, which erupts every few minutes. The high plateau of El Tatio in Chile sits at 14,100 feet (4,300 meters) and forms the highest elevation geyser field in the world. Other notable locations include the Whakarewarewa thermal area in Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island, where the Pohutu geyser performs regularly, and the Valley of Geysers in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. These sites demonstrate the ongoing volcanic activity beneath the Earth's surface and attract visitors interested in observing natural thermal phenomena. Eruption patterns vary in frequency and intensity, with some geysers following predictable schedules while others remain irregular.
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