Rabbitkettle Hotsprings

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Rabbitkettle Hotsprings is a remote series of delicate, terraced limestone hot spring pools renowned for their unique tufa mounds in Canada’s Nahanni National Park Reserve.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geothermal feature
hot spring
access by floatplane to Rabbitkettle Lake
by guided hiking trail from Rabbitkettle Lake
remote
climateZone subarctic
country Canada
ecosystemType subarctic mountain environment
formationProcess precipitation of calcium carbonate from mineral-rich hot water
geologicalAge Holocene
hasConservationStatus strictly protected feature within Nahanni National Park Reserve
hasGeologicalFeature terraced limestone pools
travertine terrace
tufa mound
hasHazard scalding hot water in some vents
thin and unstable mineral crusts
hasLanguageContext English name used in Parks Canada materials
hasNearbyRiver South Nahanni River NERFINISHED
hasNearbyWaterBody Rabbitkettle Lake NERFINISHED
hasScientificInterest hydrothermal carbonate deposition
subarctic hot spring ecosystems
infrastructure boardwalks for guided visitors
knownFor delicate terraced limestone hot spring pools
large tufa mounds
unique geothermal formations
locatedIn Mackenzie Mountains ONNED1
Nahanni National Park Reserve NERFINISHED
Northwest Territories
South Nahanni River
surface form: South Nahanni River valley
locatedInProtectedAreaIUCNCategory II
management Parks Canada
protectedArea Nahanni National Park Reserve NERFINISHED
region Dehcho Region ONNED1
regulationReason protection of delicate tufa terraces
relatedUNESCOSite Nahanni National Park World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
sensitivity highly fragile mineral formations
tourismType backcountry tourism
geotourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriterion natural site within Nahanni for geological processes
visitorAccessPolicy guided access only to protect fragile formations
no soaking allowed in main tufa mounds
waterType thermal mineral water

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Nahanni National Park Reserve hasNotableFeature Rabbitkettle Hotsprings