Champagne Pool Waiotapu
 | ||
Swipe left for next & right for previous photo or view all
| ||
Champagne Pool is located in the Waiotapu Thermal Reserve, which is New Zealand's most colourful thermal area. The pool is 60m in diameter and 60m deep and its temperature is 74°C. The pool was formed 900 years ago by a hydrothermal eruption. Minerals contained in the water include gold, silver, mercury, sulphur, arsenic etc.
| Related pages More photos of Waiotapu More volcanic pictures Taupo pictures Taupo region Photos of New Zealand | Image (nz0548.shtml) Buy this image Copyright information Embed or share this image. |
Author & photographer: David Johnson (Virtual New Zealand). Providing a credit or link is appreciated.
Our content: logos, site names, text, photos, and website design are protected by international copyright law.
Original versions of our photos can be purchased / licensed & web versions can be shared subject to conditions.