Midway Geyser Basin
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Midway Geyser Basin is a geothermal area in Yellowstone National Park famed for its colorful hot springs and other hydrothermal features.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geothermal area ⓘ |
| access | Grand Loop Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental subalpine climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystem |
extremophile bacteria
ⓘ
thermophilic algae ⓘ thermophilic microorganisms ⓘ |
| formationProcess | hydrothermal alteration of volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Yellowstone hotspot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
volcanic plateau ⓘ |
| hasHydrothermalFeature |
Excelsior Geyser Crater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Prismatic Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Opal Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ Turquoise Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ fumaroles ⓘ hot springs ⓘ runoff channels ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
colorful microbial mats
ⓘ
siliceous sinter deposits ⓘ steam clouds ⓘ vividly colored hot springs ⓘ |
| hasTrail | boardwalk trail ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | overlook on hillside southwest of Grand Prismatic Spring ⓘ |
| heatSource | shallow magma chamber beneath Yellowstone ⓘ |
| interpretiveServices | educational signage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Grand Prismatic Spring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hydrothermal runoff patterns ⓘ large colorful hot springs ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Teton County, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming ⓘ Yellowstone National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Firehole River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Geyser Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Geyser Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Upper Geyser Basin region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yellowstone Caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photography | iconic landscape photography site ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Yellowstone National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulation | off-boardwalk travel prohibited ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
scalding water
ⓘ
thin sinter crust ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor destination ⓘ |
| waterSource | precipitation-fed groundwater system ⓘ |
| waterType | thermal water ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.