Inside Yellowstone - Features & Processes Videos

Midway Geyser Basin


Topic: Midway hosts two of the largest thermal features of their types found anywhere in the world. Grand Prismatic is a huge hot spring and Excelsior Geyser is one of the largest geysers that formerly had eruptions 300 feet tall and 300 feet wide.

1 minute 43 seconds
Written & Presented By:
Park Ranger George Heinz


An aerial photo shows the huge hot spring Grand Prismatic along with the nearby boardwalk with visitors.

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Related Web Page:

How Geothermal Features Work
http://www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/geothermal.htm

Geothermal Resources in Yellowstone
http://www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/geothermalresources.htm


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Last Updated:
Thursday, 21-Feb-2008 22:34:17 Eastern Standard Time http://www.nps.gov /archive/yell/insideyellowstone/0014midway.htm