Record #00289Nature archive
World's Tallest Active Geyser
Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone's Norris Geyser Basin is the world's tallest active geyser, with major water eruptions rising over 91 meters.
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- Holder
- Steamboat Geyser
- Location
- Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA · United States
- Start date
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Overview
Archive NoteSteamboat Geyser lies in the Back Basin of Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, where pressurized hot water and steam periodically discharge through vents.
Its major eruptions are highly irregular, with intervals spanning days to years, whereas smaller eruptions occur more frequently and reach much lower heights.
The National Park Service notes that New Zealand's Waimangu Geyser produced taller historical eruptions, but has not done so for over a century. That distinction is why this record is explicitly restricted to active geysers.
Record history
1 Milestones- over 91 mSteamboat GeyserNorris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USACurrent Record
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