Frying Pan Lake

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Frying Pan Lake
Location Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, North Island
Coordinates 38°17′01″S 176°23′42″E / 38.28361°S 176.39500°E / -38.28361; 176.39500Coordinates: 38°17′01″S 176°23′42″E / 38.28361°S 176.39500°E / -38.28361; 176.39500
Basin countries New Zealand
Max. width 200m
Surface area 3.8ha
Average depth 6m
Max. depth 20m
Water volume 200,000 m3 (160 acre·ft)

Frying Pan Lake (renamed Waimangu Cauldron in 1963 though not widely used) is the largest hot spring in the world.[1][2][3] It is located in Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, New Zealand and maintains a temperature of 50-60°C.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keam, R.F (Nov 1980). "A Bathymetric Survey of the Waimangu Thermal Lakes". NZOI records (New Zealand Oceanographic Institute) 4 (7). OCLC 230922418. 
  2. ↑ "Frying Pan Lake – the Biggest Hot Spring in the World". Kuriositas.com. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2014-01-15. 
  3. ↑ Brock, Thomas D; Brock, M. Louise (December 1970). "The Algae of Waimangu Cauldron (New Zealand): Distribution in Relation to pH". Journal of Phycology 6 (4): 371–375. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.1970.tb02410.x. OCLC 5153808750. 

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