Hot Springs at Yellowstone Lake
by Carolyn Derstine
Title
Hot Springs at Yellowstone Lake
Artist
Carolyn Derstine
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
West Thumb is the largest geyser basin on the shore of Yellowstone Lake--and its hydrothermal features lie under the lake too. The heat from these features can melt ice on the lake's surface. Yellowstone Lake resembles the shape of a human hand; West Thumb is the large western bay that would be the thumb. The bay is a caldera within a caldera. It was formed by a volcanic eruption approximately 174,000 years ago. The resulting caldera later filled with water, forming an extension of Yellowstone Lake.
Uploaded
January 30th, 2017
Statistics
Viewed 160 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/20/2024 at 8:00 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet