Soufriere Sulfur Springs

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Soufrière Sulfur Springs with the source Grand Soufrière is a thermal spring in the Parish Saint Mark in the island state Dominica .

geography

Dominica is of volcanic origin overall, so there is still slight volcanism in many places . There are several thermal and sulfur springs in the Soufrière crater . The place got its name from there. Soufrière Sulfur Springs is developed as a tourist attraction and has an information center, several bathing areas, changing rooms, etc. The springs themselves are on the slope east of Soufrière, on the ascent to Tête Morne . There are three areas: The Lower Deposits , the Lower Cone and the Upper Cone in a geothermal area with sulfur deposits , hot springs, sulfur crystals and fumaroles . Two streams have their source in the area and flow into the sea at Soufrière: the Glo Cho and the Glo Gayak . The two streams differ greatly in their chemical composition.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dm.geoview.info .

swell

  • Michal Kasprowski: Commonwealth of Dominica Street Map. (1: 40,000, customized printing).

literature

  • AL Smith, MJ Roobol, GS Mattioli, JE Fryxell, GE Daly, LA Fernandez: The Volcanic Geology of the Mid-Arc Island of Dominica. [Geological Society of America Special Paper; Vol. 496] Geological Society of America 2013. ISBN 0813724961 , 9780813724966

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Coordinates: 15 ° 14 ′ 16.6 "  N , 61 ° 20 ′ 49.3"  W.