Run off from the Grand Prismatic Spring with steam rising, in the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park

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Grand Prismatic Spring with steam rising - the largest hot spring in Yellowstone National Park (75-100 meters wide) - the central water is bright blue changing to blue/green towards the edge and run off channels and streams of yellow, orange and brown coloured by heat adapted algae and thermophiles (hyperthermophilic bacteria tolerant to high temperatures and extreme acidic or alkaline environments), in the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park

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Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America ()
Photo credit: © Emma Durnford / Alamy / Afripics
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