Today we explore natural wonders for you; the 13 Biggest Geysers In The World. Geysers are spectacular; they fill us with excitement, shooting the hot water into the air, making an astonishing sight to see. When nature’s processes around active volcanoes happen, magma’s temperature and flow affects underground water’s pressure and temperature. Then intermittent hot spring, followed by steam, rushes into the air, reaching big heights. Surface waters drop around 2000 meters into the ground, and get in contact with the boiling rocks and lava mass. The boiling creates huge amounts of pressure, resulting in geyser effect. This is called a hydrothermal explosion.
Geysers are truly remarkable geological features. There are predictable and unpredictable geysers. Also, there are the fountain type and cone type geyser. Geysers can spray bursts of boiling water and steam up to remarkable 1509 feet of height. This fact is surely enough to get you interested to see them, and add them to your list of places to visit before you die.
The biggest geysers in the world ranked by the height the hot spring reach are:
13. Fly Geyser, Nevada
Nevada’s Black Rock Desert contains the famous Fly Geyser. This nature’s exquisite feature was created partly by man. The water well drilled in 1916 provided the needed path for boiling water to erupt from depths. The drilling process went wrong and dissolved the minerals deep beneath the ground level, accumulating enough energy for water to erupt on the surface, in heights of 4 feet.
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12. El Tatio, Chile
This geyser is found on the incredible height, over 14,173 feet above the sea level. This area contains many geysers, around 80, and it’s considered to be the largest concentration of the natural phenomena. Geysers in this formation fire steam a lot more than the water, and the steam can go 19 feet in the air.
11. Old Faithful, California
This geyser erupts around three times a day. There is a resort in this area, bringing the attraction closer to the tourist population. Old Faithful is surrounded by shallow pool of water, gathered from eruptions in the last decades. Eruptions of the hot water fly to 50 feet in the air.
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10. Lady Knox Geyser, New Zealand
The volcanic zone of Taupo in New Zealand contains an interesting geyser called Lady Knox, named after the daughter of the Governor of New Zealand. It’s been discovered by a group of prisoners who thought that they made the eruption when they put some soap into the hot water. Lady Knox geyser shoots bursts of boiling water up to 65+ feet in the air every day at 10:15 am.
9. Strokkur Geyser, Iceland
Iceland is a land of geysers and fjords, and Strokkur geyser is the most famous one in the country. When an earthquake reshaped the texture of the lands, pressurized water under the ground found the way outside, and lava added some throttle to it. Strokkur is a very active geyser, erupting almost every 5 minutes. Low bursts are more common, and they reach around 57 feet in height, and high ones go up to 130 feet.
8. La Bufadora Geyser, Mexico
Found in a marine of Baja California of Mexico, this astounding geyser is among biggest in North America. Bursts of sea water are coming out of the geyser every minute, usually with a lot of thunderous noise. The bursts happen when the sea water is forced out by air trapped in a sea cave beneath, resulting in 98.5 feet tall eruptions.
7. Old Faithful, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming
Among top attractions in worldwide famous Yellowstone Park, Old Faithful is a stunning sight to see. This geyser is the first geyser to receive a name. It is one of the most predictable geographical features on Earth, erupting almost every 63 minutes. The volcanic rocks and magma formations beneath Yellowstone Park “fuel” this geyser that launches boiling water and steam around 180 feet in the air.
6. Velikan (Giant), Kamchatka, Russia
The valley of geysers in Kamchatka Peninsula is the second largest formation of geysers in the world. It was discovered in 1914 by the Russian geologist T.Ustinova. Surrounded by 35 smaller geysers, Velikan geyser blasts super heated water from 88 to 183 feet into the air.
5. The Geyser, Haukadalur Geyser Basin, Iceland
The first of its name; this is the first natural phenomenon that people in Europe saw and named “geyser”. The Geyser erupts infrequently during the day. There were inactive periods in recent years, but now it is active again, and it erupts around 98-196 feet in the air.
4. Suwako Geyser, Japan
Nagano region in Japan contains this amazing geyser. Suwako geyser is a part of seven hot springs and the “tallest” one. It’s bursts of water go from 131 to 164 feet in the air at approximate hourly intervals. Tourist center built around the geyser offers many entertaining programs and attractions. The view offered by this geyser is considered as one of the world’s most dynamic sights.
3. Geysir Andernach, Germany
Nature Park in Andernach, Germany is an astonishing place to visit. Among many other attractions, the geyser formation allure visitors to admire the wonder of nature and chemistry. Interesting fact – this geyser blasts cold water from the depths. This is possible because it was drilled by man, and because of the chemical reaction ( that includes carbon dioxide, like a soda bottle) in the depths that launches water 209 feet upwards.
2. Steamboat Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
Steamboat Geyser is among the world’s tallest active geysers. His eruptions can be weaker – happen often, and stronger – happen occasionally. When stronger eruptions happen, boiling water erupts from 249 to 387 feet in the air. An impressive rainbow can be seen in this place almost throughout the whole day.
1. Waimangu Geyser, Lake Rotomahana, New Zealand
This one was the highest active geyser ever on our planet. Even though its active period was not long (only 5 years), the power of the Waimangu Geyser was unbelievable. It was launching the boiling water up to 1,500 feet in the air. This geyser definitely earns the title of the biggest geyser in the world.
