New Zealand
7 July 2013 12:55Photos of the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Area. There are many more on my Flickr site
Yes, it is hot enough to kill you. Stay on the paths.



"Artist's Pallet." The circular pool on the right is the "Champagne Pool." It is 75C at the surface, and is 70m deep. Water enters at the bottom at <150C

Carbon Dioxide bubbles on the Champagne Pool, which give it the name. The red material is iron deposits.


Sinter Surface

A wall of sulphur

A deep pond coloured by arsenic compounds.


A pool of boiling mud.






Yes, it is hot enough to kill you. Stay on the paths.



"Artist's Pallet." The circular pool on the right is the "Champagne Pool." It is 75C at the surface, and is 70m deep. Water enters at the bottom at <150C

Carbon Dioxide bubbles on the Champagne Pool, which give it the name. The red material is iron deposits.


Sinter Surface

A wall of sulphur

A deep pond coloured by arsenic compounds.


A pool of boiling mud.






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Date: 7 Jul 2013 03:12 (UTC)really interesting, i never knew of these!
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Date: 7 Jul 2013 05:13 (UTC)