Synonym: Thermal spring
A thermal spring refers to a flow of geothermal water with a temperature higher than 45 °C at the outlet but below the local surface water boiling point (Fig. 25).
Hot spring landscape in Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A
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(2020). Hot Spring. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_1088
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