Photos

Photographer’s Note

Champagne Pool is a prominent geothermal feature within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. The terrestrial hot spring is located about 30 km southeast of Rotorua and about 50 km northeast of Taupo. The name Champagne Pool is derived from the abundant efflux of carbon dioxide (CO2) similar to gas bubbles in 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 in diameter with a maximum depth of approximately 62 m and is filled with an estimated volume of 50,000 m3 of geothermal fluid.

I hope you like my picture
Best Regards
Víctor

Gierlinski, liviu, kingurek has marked this note useful

Photo Information
Viewed: 874
Points: 12
Discussions
  • None
Additional Photos by Victor Guntin (Guntin) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 113 W: 69 N: 291] (1311)
View More Pictures
explore TREKEARTH