El Tatio Geysers, Chile

El Tatio has the third-largest geyser field worldwide.

El Tatio is a geothermal field in northern Chile.

The field covers 30 square kilometres with many hot springs.

About 110 geothermal features like geysers and springs exist here.

Geysers usually spurt water about 75 centimetres high here.

Some geysers once reached heights greater than 10 metres tall.

Minor geyser eruptions occur every dozen minutes or so.

Major eruptions happen every few hours after smaller ones prepare.

Hot springs have temperatures between 60 and 80 degrees Celsius.

El Tatio lies at an elevation of 4,320 metres above sea level.

Nearby mountains reach heights above 5,000 metres around El Tatio.

The name "El Tatio" means oven or grandfather in Kunza language.

Extremophile microbes thrive in El Tatio’s hot, acidic waters.