Stop 19: El Tatio

Fieldtrip
Virtual Altiplano
Latitude
-22.33055556°
Longitude
-68.01083333°
Elevation
4274 m

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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).
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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
By cws_dpla on Jan. 16, 2018