Grand Prismatic Spring
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Grand Prismatic Spring is a massive, vividly multicolored hot spring in Yellowstone National Park and one of the most iconic geothermal features in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Prismatic Spring canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geothermal feature
ⓘ
hot spring ⓘ natural feature ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| approximateTemperatureCenter | around 70 °C to 90 °C ⓘ |
| basin | Midway Geyser Basin ⓘ |
| causeOfColors |
microbial mats
ⓘ
pigmented thermophilic bacteria ⓘ |
| centerColor | deep blue ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
brown ⓘ green ⓘ orange ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| colorPattern | concentric color rings ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depth |
about 160 feet
ⓘ
about 50 meters ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 110 meters
ⓘ
about 370 feet ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | European American surveyors in the 19th century ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | thermophilic microbial ecosystem ⓘ |
| famousImageType | aerial photographs ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | volcanic hotspot ⓘ |
| hazard |
fragile thermal crust
ⓘ
very hot water ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midway Geyser Basin
ⓘ
Teton County, Wyoming ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming ⓘ Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most photographed features in Yellowstone
ⓘ
large size ⓘ vivid multicolored appearance ⓘ |
| outerRingColor |
orange
ⓘ
red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| park | Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yellowstone Caldera
ⓘ
surface form:
Yellowstone Caldera geothermal system
|
| rankBySizeInUS | largest hot spring in the United States ⓘ |
| rankBySizeInWorld | third-largest hot spring in the world ⓘ |
| regulation | visitors must stay on boardwalks and designated trails ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| surveyAssociation |
U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Hayden Geological Survey
|
| temperatureGradient |
cooler at the edges
ⓘ
hotter in the center ⓘ |
| tourism | major visitor attraction in Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| viewingMethod |
boardwalks around Midway Geyser Basin
ⓘ
overlook trail on a nearby hill ⓘ |
| visibilityFromSpace | visible in high-resolution satellite imagery ⓘ |
| waterSource | geothermal groundwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.