Geysers & hot springs of the world

Known forJapan's largest hot-spring field

Japan’s largest onsen field, on Kyushu above the volcanic arc.

Settinggeothermal field · Hot springs

Known forA triple junction, and one of the hottest places inhabited

The Afar triple junction — three plates pulling apart, and one of the hottest inhabited places on earth.

Settinggeothermal field · Hydrothermal field

For the examA triple junction: the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and East African Rift all meet here.

Known forThe highest geyser field in the world

The highest geyser field in the world, at 4,300 m in the Chilean Atacama.

Settinggeothermal field · Geyser field

Known forThe Geysir that named the phenomenon

The original Geysir gave the phenomenon its name. Iceland sits on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the plates diverge.

Settinggeothermal field · Geyser field

For the examThe word "geyser" is Icelandic. Strokkur is the one that still erupts reliably.

Known forThe first geothermal power in the world, 1904

Tuscany — the first geothermal power generation in the world, 1904.

Settinggeothermal field · Geothermal power

For the examFirst geothermal power plant. Iceland and New Zealand came later.

Known forHot springs in the Parvati valley

Hot springs in the Parvati valley, Himachal Pradesh.

Settinggeothermal field · Hot springs

Known forIndia's leading geothermal prospect, in Ladakh

Ladakh — India’s most promising geothermal field, in the Himalayan collision belt.

Settinggeothermal field · Geothermal field

For the examPuga in Ladakh is India’s leading geothermal prospect. Manikaran in Himachal is the other named field.

Known forIceland's heat and hot water, off one ridge

Where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge comes ashore — Iceland heats almost all its buildings from fields like this.

Settinggeothermal field · Geothermal field

Known forNew Zealand's geothermal zone, and its power

The Taupo Volcanic Zone — geysers, mud pools and New Zealand’s geothermal power.

Settinggeothermal field · Geothermal field

Known forPeninsular India's main geothermal prospect

The main geothermal prospect of peninsular India, on the Narmada–Son lineament in Chhattisgarh.

Settinggeothermal field · Hot springs

Known forThe second largest geyser field, in Kamchatka

Kamchatka — the second largest geyser field in the world, on the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Settinggeothermal field · Geyser field

Known forThe first wet steam field ever harnessed

The world’s second geothermal power station and the first to use a wet steam field.

Settinggeothermal field · Geothermal power

Known forThe largest concentration of geysers on earth

The largest concentration of geysers on earth, over a continental hotspot — and the world’s first national park, 1872.

Settinggeothermal field · Geyser basin

For the examA hotspot under a continent, not a plate margin. The caldera is a supervolcano.