Rabbitkettle Hotsprings

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Rabbitkettle Hotsprings is a remote series of delicate, terraced limestone hot spring pools renowned for their unique tufa mounds in Canada’s Nahanni National Park Reserve.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geothermal feature ⓘ
hot spring ⓘ
access by floatplane to Rabbitkettle Lake ⓘ
by guided hiking trail from Rabbitkettle Lake ⓘ
remote ⓘ
climateZone subarctic ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
ecosystemType subarctic mountain environment ⓘ
formationProcess precipitation of calcium carbonate from mineral-rich hot water ⓘ
geologicalAge Holocene ⓘ
hasConservationStatus strictly protected feature within Nahanni National Park Reserve ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature terraced limestone pools ⓘ
travertine terrace ⓘ
tufa mound ⓘ
hasHazard scalding hot water in some vents ⓘ
thin and unstable mineral crusts ⓘ
hasLanguageContext English name used in Parks Canada materials ⓘ
hasNearbyRiver South Nahanni River ⓘ
hasNearbyWaterBody Rabbitkettle Lake ⓘ
hasScientificInterest hydrothermal carbonate deposition ⓘ
subarctic hot spring ecosystems ⓘ
infrastructure boardwalks for guided visitors ⓘ
knownFor delicate terraced limestone hot spring pools ⓘ
large tufa mounds ⓘ
unique geothermal formations ⓘ
locatedIn Mackenzie Mountains ⓘ
Nahanni National Park Reserve ⓘ
Northwest Territories ⓘ
South Nahanni River valley ⓘ
linked to: South Nahanni River
locatedInProtectedAreaIUCNCategory II ⓘ
management Parks Canada ⓘ
protectedArea Nahanni National Park Reserve ⓘ
region Dehcho Region ⓘ
regulationReason protection of delicate tufa terraces ⓘ
relatedUNESCOSite Nahanni National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ
sensitivity highly fragile mineral formations ⓘ
tourismType backcountry tourism ⓘ
geotourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriterion natural site within Nahanni for geological processes ⓘ
visitorAccessPolicy guided access only to protect fragile formations ⓘ
no soaking allowed in main tufa mounds ⓘ
waterType thermal mineral water ⓘ

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Nahanni National Park Reserve → hasNotableFeature → Rabbitkettle Hotsprings ⓘ