Strokkur

The famous bubble of Strokkur is rising, Iceland

Strokkur is a very intense geyser, erupting 25 – 35 m high every 4 – 8 minutes.

Geysir

Geysir from above, Iceland

Geysir has given the name to the geological phenomenon of geysers. Geysir has been up to 100 m high in the past.

Haukadalur geothermal area

Geysir and Strokkur erupting simultaneously, June 1984

Two spectacular geysers – Geysir and Strokkur – are located close together. Geysir has given the name to the geological phenomenon of geysers. Geysir has been up to 100 m high in the past. Strokkur is very intense, erupting 25 – 35 m high every 4 – 8 minutes. In the area are some more geysers and hot springs.

Geysers of Africa

Lake Bogoria, geyser and flamingos

Wondermondo 🢖 Lists and articles 🢖 Geysers of Africa Publication Geysers of Africa   In short Here are listed locations with geysers, extinct (or may be – dormant?) geysers, perpetual spouters and cold water geysers of Africa. Locations are listed in alphabetic order. Map of the sites List of the geysers of Africa 01 Allalobed geysers and hot springs 42.3% […]

Geysers

Lake Bogoria, geyser and flamingos

Wondermondo 🢖 Categories of wonders 🢖 Geological wonders 🢖 Geothermal features 🢖 Geysers Category Geysers Described geysers What is included in this category? This category includes natural geysers, perpetual spouters and cold water geysers of the world. What are natural geysers? Hasty hydrogeologist would say: geysers are thermodynamically and hydrodynamically unstable hot springs. "Normal" people would say – geysers are hot springs which […]

Kalambo Falls

Kalambo Falls, Zambia

221 – 235 m tall, single plunge waterfall. The second tallest uninterrupted fall in Africa. Important archaeological site – a site of human settlement since 300 000 BC, starting from Acheulian culture.

Analavory Geysers

One of Analavory geysers, Madagascar

Cold geysers! Four warm gaseous water "geysers" with colourful cones. The water for these spouting springs reportedly is coming from the pipelines of the nearby mine – on the way the hot water is dissolving the lime and depositing it at the outflow. When the vents of outflow are blocked, the water may rise up to several meters high, but otherwise the water spouts 20 – 30 cm high.