Stop 19: El Tatio | Volcano World | Oregon State University

Fieldtrip

Virtual Altiplano

Latitude

-22.33055556°

Longitude

-68.01083333°

Elevation

4274 m

With over 80 active geysers, El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest field in the world. (Glennon, J.A. and Pfaff, R.M., 2003).

Sources

Glennon, J.A., and Pfaff, R.M., 2003, The extraordinary thermal activity of El Tatio Geyser Field, Antofagasta Region, Chile, Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA) Transactions, vol 8. pp. 31-78