Yellowstone National Park

Grand Prismatic Spring

If you click on the link above you'll be able to "see" the inner workings of this geyser named the Grand Prismatic Spring due to its beautiful turquoise center and rainbow colored edges. Begin your journey at number 5. You'll notice that there is actually a deep underground volcano that heats the waters of this and the other springs located in Yellowstone National Park.

 

Now Click hear to listen to the sounds of the different "hotspots" located through out the park.

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Sources

National Geographic.com

Fantastic Journeys: Yellowstone

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yellowstone/plumb/index.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yellowstone/scout/indexn.html

 

Discovery.com

Videos: J. A. Westphal/Caltech | Michael Milstein |

Copyright © 1999 Discovery Communications Inc.

http://www.discovery.com/news/features/geysers/geysers.html