Champagne Pool
Champagne Pool is a prominent geothermal feature within the Wai-O-Tapu geothermal area in the Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The name...
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Champagne Pool is a prominent geothermal feature within the Wai-O-Tapu geothermal area in the Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The name Champagne Pool is derived from the abundant efflux of carbon dioxide (CO2), similar to a glass of bubbling champagne. The hot spring was formed 900 years ago by a hydrothermal eruption, which makes it in geological terms a relatively young system. Its crater is around 65 m (213 ft) in diameter with a maximum depth of approximately 62 m (203 ft) and is filled with an estimated volume of 50,000 m3 (1,800,000 cu ft) of geothermal fluid. The deep geothermal water below Champagne Pool is of the order of 260 C (500 F) but water temperature within the pool is maintained
at 73 C (163 F) to 75 C (167 F) by losing heat to the atmosphere.
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at 73 C (163 F) to 75 C (167 F) by losing heat to the atmosphere.
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KimAndelkovicPhotography
August 17, 2015
Thank you Jeff and for taking the time to comment much appreciated :-)
Hollyster
October 23, 2017
Great!! You should join my photo challenge “beautiful sights of New Zealand”
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