Turquoise Pool
Appearance
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Name origin | Hayden Expedition (1878) |
Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA |
Coordinates | 44°31′36″N 110°50′16″W / 44.52667°N 110.83768°W[1] |
Elevation | 7,250 feet (2,210 m) |
Type | Hot Spring |
Temperature | 142 to 160 °F (61 to 71 °C) |
Turquoise Pool is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Turquoise Pool has a temperature between 142 and 160 °F (61 and 71 °C) and was named by members of the Hayden Expedition of 1878.[2]
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See also
[edit]- Geothermal areas of Yellowstone
- Hayden Geological Survey of 1871
- List of Yellowstone geothermal features
- Yellowstone National Park
References
[edit]- ^ "Turquoise Pool". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Geysers-Midway Geyser Basin". Yellowstone Geysers. Yellowstone National Park.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.