[Geysers] Widest Cone-Type Vent

[Paul Strasser]

Neither the south or north vent of Steamboat is as large as Giant's.

Paul Strasser

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Which cone-type geyser has the widest vent?

Giant's vent is said to be 5 x 7 feet.

Steamboat's vent could be larger, but I have never heard a reliable estimate
of its true size.

I cannot think of a vent wider than 5 x 7 feet for which the eruption is
cone-type.

Larger vents certainly exist, but the eruptions from them give fountain-type
bursting eruptions.

Jeff Cross
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