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Deildartunguhver thermal spring is the largest thermal spring
in Iceland. It provides 180 l/sec of 100°C hot water. Some of the water is harnessed for
heating utilities in Akranes (64 km) and Borgarnes (34 km), and for
farms along the way. A variety of hard fern (blechnun spicant) can be
seen near the thermal spring, which does not grow anywhere else in
Iceland. The thermal spring is protected.
Greenhouse farming is extensive in Deildartunga as well as
in other places in the neighborhood.

Deildartunguhver Iceland 1

Deildartunguhver Iceland 2
6. Jigokudani Monkey Park
Japan’s Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District,
Nagano Prefecture. This is part of the National
Park K?gen Joshinetsu. Jigokudani name, which means “Valley of Hell”,
is caused by steam and boiling water bubbles out of small cracks in the
frozen ground, surrounded by steep cliffs and formidably cold and
hostile forests.
It is famous for its large population of wild Japanese monkeys (Macaca
fuscata), more commonly referred to as Snow Monkeys, who went to the
valley in winter, foraging elsewhere in the national park during the
months and warmer. Beginning in 1963, the monkeys come down from cliffs
and forests to sit in the warm waters Onsen (hotsprings), and returned
to the safety of the forest at night.

Jigokudani Monkey Park hot spring

Jigokudani Monkey Park hot spring 2
5.Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs, Colorado is the world’s largest hot springs Swimming
Pool

Glenwood Spring Colorado
4. Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is one of the most frequently visited
tourist attractions in the warm waters of Iceland.
Rich in minerals such as silica and sulfur makes bathing in the famous
Blue Lagoon help some people suffering from skin diseases such as
psoriasis

Blue lagoon Iceland 1

Blue Lagoon 2
3. Blood Pond Hot Spring
Blood Pond Hot Spring is one of the “Hell” from Beppu, Japan. Nine
spectacular natural hot springs more to see than a bath. The “blood
pond hell” features hot tub, red water, colored by the iron in the
water. It alleged the most photogenic of the nine hell.

Blood Pond Hot Spring Japan
2. Mammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth is a large hill travertine that has been made more thousands of
years as hot water from springs is cooled and precipitated calcium
carbonate. Terrace Mountain at Mammoth Hot Springs is largest known
carbonate-spring deposits in the world. The most famous features of the
spring is the Minerva Terrace, a series of travertine terrace. Terrace
has been deposited by the spring for many years, but due to a mild
earthquake activity recently, the spring vent has been shifted,
rendering the porch to dry.

Mammoth hot springs

1.Grand Prismatic Spring
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot
water in the United States, and the third largest in the world, beside
them in New Zealand. It is located in Midway Geyser Basin. Bright
colors of spring are the result of pigmented bacteria microbial mats
that grow on the edge of the mineral-rich water. The bacteria produce
colors ranging from green to red. Number of colors in the microbial
mats depends on the ratio of chlorophyll to carotenoids. In the summer,
the mats tend to be orange and red, while the in winter the mats are
usually dark green. Central Pool is sterile because It’s very hot.


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