Grand Prismatic Spring

The Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the , and the third largest in the world, after in New Zealand and in Dominica.
  • Body of water
  • …has a surface elevation of 7,270 feet (2,216 metres)
  • Description: natural hot spring within Yellowstone National Park
  • Also known as
    “Boiling Coral Well”
    “Emerald Lake”
    “Great Hot Spring”
    “Great Spring”
    “Hot Spring Lake”
    “Mammoth Hot Spring”
    “Paradise Lake”
    “Prism Lake”
    “Prismatic Lake”
    “The Grand Prismatic Spring”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Opal Pool and Excelsior Geyser.
is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of , .
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Geyser
Crater, formerly known as Excelsior…
Hot spring
is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of , .
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Latitude
44.52511° or 44° 31′ 30″ north
Longitude
-110.83816° or 110° 50′ 17″ west
Open location code
85PFG5G6+2P
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Grand Prismatic Spring” goes by many names.
النبع المنشوري الكبيرArabic
Մեծ պրիզմատիկ աղբյուրArmenian
Grand Prismatic SpringCatalan
Grand Prismatic SpringCebuano
大棱镜Chinese
大稜鏡溫泉Chinese
Мӑн призмӑллӑ ҫӑлкуҫChuvash
Grand Prismatic SpringCzech
Grand Prismatic SpringDanish
Grand Prismatic SpringDutch
დიდი პრიზმული წყაროGeorgian
Grand Prismatic SpringIgbo
Grand Prismatic Spring (Yellowstone)Igbo
Grand Prismatic SpringIndonesian
Grand Prismatic SpringItalian
グランド・プリズマティック・スプリングJapanese
그랜드 프리즈매틱 스프링Korean
Didysis ryškusis šaltinisLithuanian
Grand Prismatic SpringLuxembourgish
Голем Призматичен ИзворMacedonian
Grand Prismatic SpringNorwegian Nynorsk
چشمه منشوری بزرگPersian
Grand Prismatic SpringPolish
Wielkie Źródło PryzmatycznePolish
Большой призматический источникRussian
Grand Prismatic SpringSlovenian
Veliki prizmatični izvirSlovenian
Grand Prismatic SpringSwedish
பிரம்மாண்ட பட்டக ஊற்றுTamil
Grand Prismatic SpringTurkish
Grand Prismatik SpringsTurkish
Велике призматичне джерелоUkrainian
Grand Prismatic SpringVietnamese

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