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Boiling Point
Description: As a geothermal scientist, Andrés Ruzo knew that boiling rivers exist-but they're always near volcanoes. You need a lot of heat to make that much water boil. They were working in the volcanic gap, a 950-mile stretch that covers most of Peru, where there hasn't been active volcanism for the past two million years. Yet they found the Shanaya, a name derived from "heated thing." His measurements averaged 190°-195°F. [Source: National Geographic]
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/125/risk-taking/survival-guides/ruzo-boiling-point/
Availability: Full Text
Source: National Geographic
Publish Date: 11/1/2013
Reading Level: Basic
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