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Yellowstone National Park: Castle Geyser

A cross-sectional diagram showing how a geyser and hot spring form above a magma chamber. Arrows illustrate heat rising from magma, groundwater moving through porous rock, and steam or hot water reaching the surface as a geyser or hot spring. Labels identify each layer and process.

Yellowstone National Park: Castle Geyser

Geysers at Wai-O-Tapu

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Yellowstone National Park: Whirligig Geyser

Behold near-boiling water spurting from geysers and hot springs in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park

Behold Yellowstone's hot springs and geysers, such as Old Faithful, and its various large animal species

Tour Yellowstone National Park's geysers and hot springs and observe its wildlife

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