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Although it does not have an excellent quality (It's good nough), It does represent a geyser well.
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A geyser is a type of hot spring that erupts periodically, ejecting a column of hot water and steam into the air. The name geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb gjósa, “to gush”. Castle Geyser is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The geyser has a 10-12 hour eruption cycle. The geyser erupts hot water for about 20 minutes to a height of 90 feet (27 meters) before changing to a noisy steam phase for 30-40 minutes.
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Yellowstone National Park Castle Geyser List of geysers
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Flicka

Not promoted MER-C 09:14, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]