geothermal pools
Heat from below
Geothermal pools are bodies of water heated by volcanic or underground thermal activity.
They range from scalding hot springs to warm soaking pools, and may contain dissolved minerals that give them distinctive colors or therapeutic properties.
We soaked in the geothermal pools after hiking.
Some are natural formations; others are developed as tourist attractions or spas.
- fumarolesVolcanic gas vents
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
- sulfur springsGeothermal water with brimstone
- sulfur smellAcrid yellow element's odor
- onsenJapanese thermal bath
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