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mud volcanoes

a mud volcano near Niland at Salton Sea, California. This zone has intense geothermal activity, letting the geologists specualte that this the beginning of the San Andreas Fault. Nearby there is a geothermal energy plant

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2016
Date Uploaded: 12.2017
Photo Location: Niland, California, United States of America
Camera: PENTAX K20D
Copyright: © Alberto Mesirca