Anemone Geyser facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anemone Geyser |
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Anemone Geyser
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| Name origin | Hague Party, 1904 |
| Location | Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°27′46″N 110°49′44″W / 44.46278°N 110.82889°W |
| Type | Fountain geyser |
| Eruption height | 6 feet (1.8 m) - 8 feet (2.4 m) (Big Anemone) 4 feet (1.2 m) (Little Anemone) |
| Frequency | 6–10 minutes (Big Anemone) 6–35 minutes (Little Anemone) |
| Duration | 25–45 seconds (Big Anemone) 1–30 minutes (Little Anemone) |
| Temperature | 193 °F (89 °C) |
Anemone Geyser is a special kind of hot spring called a geyser in Yellowstone National Park. This famous park is located in the United States. Anemone Geyser is found in an area known as the Upper Geyser Basin.
What's cool is that Anemone is actually two geysers that are very close to each other. The bigger one is called Big Anemone (or North Anemone). The smaller one is known as Little Anemone (or South Anemone). In 1904, a group of explorers named them after the anemone flower. Both geysers have a pale yellow color and a shape that looks a lot like the flower.
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How Anemone Geyser Works
Geysers are natural hot springs that shoot out water and steam. This happens because of heat from deep inside the Earth.
Big Anemone's Eruptions
Big Anemone puts on a show by erupting for about 25 to 45 seconds. The water it shoots up can reach a height of 6 to 8 feet (about 1.8 to 2.4 meters). Before it erupts, you can often hear water bubbling and rising inside its crater. After the eruption, the water quickly and noisily goes back down into the ground. These eruptions usually happen every 6 to 10 minutes.
Little Anemone's Activity
Little Anemone's eruptions are not as strong as Big Anemone's. However, they can last much longer! Its eruptions can go on from less than a minute to over 30 minutes. The water from Little Anemone rarely goes higher than 4 feet (about 1.2 meters). Sometimes, its crater will fill up with water, but then the water just drains away without an eruption. The time between its eruptions can change a lot, from 6 to 35 minutes.
Geyser Hill Wave
Sometimes, Little Anemone can be very active, erupting almost non-stop. When this happens, Big Anemone might have very long waits between its eruptions, and its eruptions might be weaker. The Anemone geysers are also part of something called the "Geyser Hill wave." This means their eruption times and how long they last can change over a week or several weeks.
