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  Geysers in the United States
Geysers are natural hot springs that intermittently eject a column of water and steam into the air.
Most of the geysers and the 4,000 or more hot springs are located in the western portion of the park.
geyser - geyser [Icel.], hot spring from which water and steam are ejected periodically to heights ranging...
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 Top 20 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The park is famous for its various geysers, hot springs, and other geothermal features and is home to grizzly bears and wolves, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk.
The most famous geyser in the park, and perhaps the world, is Old Faithful Geyser (located in Upper Geyser Basin), but the park also contains the largest active geyser in the world, Steamboat Geyser (in Norris Geyser Basin; see Geothermal areas of Yellowstone).
Geysers, hot springs, a grand canyon, forests, wilderness, wildlife and even a large lake can all be found inside the park.
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 Yellowstone Notebook Booklist - page 5
You'll learn that thermal features are not traditionally named after people, but there have been four exceptions, one being Phillips Cauldron in Norris Geyser Basin, named after a promising young naturalist who died a painful death in the winter of 1926-1927after eating wild water hemlock, thought to be wild parsnip.
All information about geysers, hot springs, and wolves has been updated, and a new campground chart as well as many new photos added.
That was the first glimpse of the geyser basins.
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