Giant Geyser
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Giant Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Giant Geyser is the namesake for the Giant Group of geysers, which, on its platform, includes Bijou Geyser, Catfish Geyser, Mastiff Geyser, the "Platform Vents," and Turtle Geyser. Giant Geyser's Platform, a raised stone structure incorporating all these geysers. Giant is notable for its spectacular, but sporadic eruptions, as well as for its very large cone of geyserite, which stands about 12 feet tall.[2]
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Name origin | Named by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition on September 18, 1870 |
Location | Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
Coordinates | 44.4707661°N 110.8407669°W / 44.4707661; -110.8407669[1] |
Elevation | 7,323 feet (2,232 m) [1] |
Type | Cone geyser |
Eruption height | 250 feet (76 m) |
Frequency | variable days to weeks |
Northern section of Upper Geyser Basin |
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