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Orakei Korako – an extreme environment

The geothermal environment at Orakei Korako, New Zealand

The geothermal environment at Orakei Korako on the Volcanic Plateau, New Zealand, is an extreme environment. The microbes living here are called extremophiles and are adapted to cope with high temperatures, low pH and high levels of sulfur.

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Rights: Lyn Rogers
Published: 4 February 2022Size: 3.6 MB
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