Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13581
Format: Digital 3:2
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13581
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: environment, geothermal, geothermal features, grand prismatic spring, hot spring, landscape, midway geyser basin, national parks, nature, outdoors, outside, scene, scenery, scenic, spring, usa, world heritage sites, wyoming, yellowstone, yellowstone national park, yellowstone park
Categories:
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Parks > Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) > Geothermal Features > Spring > Grand Prismatic Spring
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > World Heritage Sites > Yellowstone National Park (USA)
- Location > USA > Wyoming > Yellowstone National Park
- Natural World > Geothermal Features > Spring
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