hot pools
Steaming natural waters
Hot pools are natural bodies of water heated by geothermal activity, typically found in volcanic regions.
The term is especially common in New Zealand, where hot pools range from wild thermal springs to developed spas: We soaked in the hot pools after hiking.
Distinguished from hot springs mainly by regional usage—hot pools emphasizes the pooling of water rather than its source.
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- geothermal activityHeat escaping Earth's interior
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- sulfur smellAcrid yellow element's odor
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- hot springssteam, thermal springs, hydrogen sulfide, bubbles, mineral deposits
- Geothermal Featuresgeyser, fumarole, geysers, fumaroles, mudpots
- Atlantic IslandsAzores, Bermuda, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde
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Therapeutic freezing water submersion
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