Geysers

3 wonders

Groundwater flashed to steam and flung skyward by the Earth’s heat.

El Tatio Geysers, Andes near San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, northern Chile

El Tatio Geysers

Andes near San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, northern Chile

The world's highest major geyser field — more than eighty geysers steaming at 4,300 metres in the high Andes above the Atacama, where columns of hot vapour rise against the dawn cold and the surrounding volcanic peaks.

Geysir & Strokkur, Haukadalur geothermal field, Southwest Iceland

Geysir & Strokkur

Haukadalur geothermal field, Southwest Iceland

The geothermal valley that gave the world the word 'geyser' — where the reliable Strokkur spout blasts boiling water 15–20 metres skyward every few minutes amid steaming vents and mineral pools.

Yellowstone, Wyoming / Montana / Idaho, United States

Yellowstone

Wyoming / Montana / Idaho, United States

The world's first national park, sitting atop a giant volcanic hotspot — home to half the planet's geysers, rainbow-rimmed hot springs like Grand Prismatic, and vast wildlife-rich valleys of bison, wolves, and bears.