There are hot springs on all continents and in many countries around the world. Countries that are renowned for their hot springs include Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Japan, Romania, Turkey, Taiwan, New Zealand, and the United States, but there are interesting and unique hot springs in many other places as well.
Africa
There are thirteen developed and undeveloped hot spring pools in Eswatini. All are sulphur springs with temperatures ranging from 26 ðC to 52 ðC.
- Ezulwini spring
- Fairview spring
- Lobamba spring
- Madubula spring
- Mawelawela spring
- Mbekelweni spring
- Mbikwakhe hot spring
- Mbondela spring
- Mkoba spring
- Mpopoma spring
- Mvuntshini spring
- Ngwempisi spring
- Siphofaneni spring
At least 15 geothermal areas exist in Tanzania.
- Kikuletwa Hot Springs, also known as Maji Moto, and as Chemka Hot Springs, in the Kilimanjaro region, 40 km from Moshi
Americas
Brazil
Canada
- Ahousat Hot Springs, Ahousat (Gibson Marine Provincial Park)
- Ainsworth Hot Springs and Cody Caves, south of Kaslo
- Bishop Bay Hot Springs, located in Devastation Channel, south of Kitimat, North Coast
- Boulder Creek Hot Springs (aka Pebble Creek Hot Springs and Keyhole Hot Springs) in the Pemberton Valley
- Brandywine Creek Hot Springs
- Canyon Hot Springs and Albert Canyon, near Revelstoke
- Dewar Hot Springs, Purcell Mountains
- Fairmont Hot Springs, near Invermere
- Frizzell Hotsprings, lower Skeena River
- Harrison Hot Springs, north of Agassiz
- Hotspring Island, Haida Gwaii
- Iskut River Hot Springs
- Lakelse Hot Springs, Terrace
- Liard River Hot Springs
- Lussier Hot Springs in Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park
- Meager Creek Hot Springs northwest of Pemberton
- Mount Cayley Hot Springs
- Mount Layton Hot Springs, near Kitimat
- Nascall Hot Springs, located in Dean Channel
- Nakusp and vicinity, along the Arrow Lakes:
- Coyote Springs
- Halcyon Hot Springs
- Halfway River
- Nakusp Hot Springs
- Octopus Creek
- Upper Halfway River
- Wilson Lake
- Pitt River Hot Springs, on the upper Pitt River
- Prophet River Hot Springs, Alaska Highway
- Radium Hot Springs, Columbia Valley
- Ram Creek Hot Springs, Skookumchuck
- Ramsay Hot Springs near Ahousat
- Shearwater Hot Springs, south of Kitimat, North Coast
- Sherwin Hot Springs, west side of Kootenay Lake, north of Ainsworth Hot Springs
- Skookumchuck Hot Springs (aka Saint Agnes Well and T'sek Hot Spring) between Pemberton and Port Douglas near the town of Skatin (formerly Skookumchuck)
- Sloquet Hot Springs, east of Pemberton between Skatin and Port Douglas
- Stikine Hot Springs in Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park
- Tallheo Hot Springs, South Bentinck Arm
- Toad River Hot Springs, Alaska Highway
- Weewanie Hot Springs
Chile
There are more than 275 hot springs registered in Chile.
Colombia
- Aguas Termales El Raizón, Norte de Santander
- Termales Agua Hirviendo, Puracé, Cauca
- Termales Aguas Calientes, vÃÂa al Llano, Cundinamarca
- Termales Cascada Zetaquira, Boyaca
- Termales de Iza, Boyaca
- Termales de Las Juntas, Ibague, Tolima
- Termales de Machetá, Cundinamarca
- Termales de Paipa, Boyaca
- Termales de San Vicente, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda
- Termales de Santa Mónica, Choachi, Cundinamarca
- Termales de Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda
- Termales de Tenjo, Cundinamarca
- Termales del Nevado del Ruiz, Manizales
- Termales del Otoño, Manizales, Caldas
- Termales del Zipa, Tabio, Cundinamarca
- Termales El Escondite, Samaná, Caldas
- Termales Tambujina, La Cruz, Narino
- Aguas Hediondas, near Tulcán, Carchi Province
- Baños, Azuay Province
- Baños de Agua Santa, Tungurahua Province
- Baños de San Vicente, near Salinas, Santa Elena Province
- Chachimbiro, near Ibarra, Imbabura Province
- NangulvÃÂ, near Otavalo, Imbabura Province
- Oyacachi, near Papallacta, Napo Province
- Papallacta, Napo Province
There are numerous hot springs in Greenland:
- Abasolo, Guanajuato
- Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
- El Géiser in Tecozautla
- El Pandeño (aka San José de Pandos), outside the towns of Julimes and San Diego de Alcalá, Chihuahua
- Guadalupe Canyon Hot Springs, Mexicali
- Imala, Sinaloa
- La Gruta in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
- Los Azufres, Michoacán
- Mission San Borja Hot Springs, east of the town of Rosarito, Baja California
- Ojo de Dolores and La Cueva del Diablo, in Jiménez, Chihuahua
- Russian Valley Hot Springs, south of Tecate in Baja California
- Tolantongo hot springs
- Tlacotlapilco, Hidalgo
- Valle Chico Hot Springs, southwest of San Felipe
- Ayacucho Region,
- Cajamarca,
- Colca Canyon Hot Springs, near Coporaque, Peru,
- Huayhuash, in the Andes,
- Hot springs, Pachia, Tacna
- La Calera Springs, Chivay,
- Machu Picchu Pueblo (known colloquially as Aguas Calientes), near Machu Picchu,
- Monterrey Hot Spring, Carhuaz,
- Moyobamba Region,
- Shanay-Timpishka
- Zorritos, near Bocapán Beach,
- Baker Hot Springs, Fumarole Butte, Juab County
- Blue Lake, Wendover
- Crystal Hot Springs, Honeyville
- Fifth Water Hot Springs, Three Forks Trailhead, Diamond Fork Canyon, Uinta National Forest
- Homestead, Midway
- Meadow Hot Springs
- Mystic Hot Springs, Monroe, also known as Monroe Hot Springs and Cooper Hot Springs
- Pa Tempe Hot Springs, La Verkin
- Saratoga Springs
- Veyo Pool, Veyo
A list of 1661 hot springs can be found on the NOAA Thermal Springs List for the United States. The same list with added notes and links can be found on the USA Hotsprings Database.
Asia
- Anbo Hot Spring and Laotieshan Hot Spring, Dalian
- Conghua Hot Spring and Zhongshan Hot Spring, Guangdong Province
- Hailuogou Hot Spring, Sichuan Province
- Jinping Mengla Hot Spring, Yunnan Province
- Longsheng Hot Spring, Guangxi Province
- Tangchi Hot Spring and Xianning Hot Spring, Hubei Province
- Tanggangzi Hot Spring, Anshan
- Tibet Paillong Hot Spring, Tibet
- Wulongbei Hot Spring, Dandong
- Xanxi Hot Spring, Ningbo-Ninghai, Zhejiang Province
- Xiongyue Hot Spring, Yingkou, Liaoning Province
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Geological Survey of India has found 17 hot springs in Gujarat:
- Dholera
- Kavi/Kawa, Jambuasar Taluka, Bharuch district
- Lalpur
- Lasundra, Kathlal Taluka, Kheda district
- Savarkundla
- Tulsishyam, near Tulsishyam temple, Gir Forest, Junagadh district
- Tuwa, Godhra Taluka, Panchmahal district
- Unai, near Vansda
- Other dormant springs are located at Chabsar, Cambay Wells, Ghogha, Harsan, Khedapad, Khar, Maktapar, Warha and Mithapur.
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Ladakh
Madhya Pradesh
- Babeha, Mandla-Jabalpur Road (now submerged under catchment water of Bargi Dam on river Narmada)
- Chavalpani, near Pachmarhi
Maharashtra
Odisha
Sikkim
- Sikkim has many hot springs, including:
- Borang
- Phurchachu (Reshi)
- Ralang
- Taram-chu
- Yumey Samdong
- Yumthang
All these hot springs have a high sulfur content and are located near the river banks. The average temperature of the water in these hot springs is .
West Bengal
Bali
- Banyuwedang (Gerokgak, Buleleng)
- Yeh Panes Panetahan (Tabanan Regency)
Java
- Cangar, Mount Arjuna, Malang
- Ciater, Subang, West Java
- Cipanas, Garut, West Java
- Cisolok, Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java
- Maribaya Hot Spring, Lembang
- Pacet, Mojokerto
- Pancuran Tujuh, Mount Slamet, Central Java
- Parang Wedang, Parangtritis
Lesser Sunda Islands
Maluku Islands
Sumatra
- Danau Linting (Hot Spring Lake about 8000 m2 near tiga juhar village), Deli Serdang, North Sumatra
- Dolok Tinggi Raja white crater, Simalungun District, North Sumatra; dubbed mini Pamukkale or mini Yellowstone
- Gemuhak, Muara Anip Regency, South Sumatra
- Ie Seum (Aceh Language: Hot Water), near Port Malayahati Krueng Raya, Aceh Besar, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam
- Sei Batang Serangan Hot Spring (at Ekowisata Tangkahan), Langkat, North Sumatra
- Sei Wampu Hot Spring (White Water Hot Spring at Wampu River near Marike Estate of PTPN II), Langkat, North Sumatra
- Hot Semurup, Air Hangat Subdistrict, Kerinci
- Sibayak Hot Spring (at Lau Debuk-Debuk Village), Karo District, North Sumatra
- Tarutung Hot Spring (many Hot Spring Like Hutabarat, Sipaholon), North Tapanuli, North Sumatra
Being located in the "Pacific Ring of Fire", Japan is in a volcanic region, and is home to many hot springs. The onsen (a Japanese word for "hot spring") plays a notable role in Japanese culture.
In March 2003 it was reported that there were 3,102 spa resorts in 2,292 municipalities in Japan. There were also 15,400 lodging facilities with 6,740 public hot spring baths. About 138 million people a year visit these facilities.
Noted hot springs areas in Japan
- Arima Onsen, Hyogo
- Atami, Shizuoka
- Beppu, Oita see Hells of Beppu and Beppu Onsen
- Gero, Gifu, Gifu
- Hakone, Kanagawa see also Ã
Âwakudani
- Ikaho, Gumma, also known as Ikaho Onsen, Kogane-no-Yu (The Golden Waters), Kodakara-no-Yu (Child Waters)
- Kinugawa, Tochigi Kinugawa Onsen
- Kirishima, Kagoshima
- Kusatsu, Gunma
- Noboribetsu, Hokkaido Jigokudani, or Hell Valley, the main source of the Noboribetsu onsen
- Nyuto, Akita
- Shibu, Nagano
- Shirahama, Wakayama see Nanki-Shirahama Onsen and Tsubaki Onsen
- Shuzenji Onsen
- Toyako, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido
- Unzen Onsen
- Yunomine Onsen, Tanabe, Wakayama, site of the UNESCO World Heritage Tsuboyu bath
- Yufuin, Oita
Disputed territory between Japan and Russia:
Various hot springs, all nonvolcanic. They include the following.
Johor
- Grisek, 10 km from Parit Jawa, Muar district
- Labis
Kedah
Malacca
Negeri Sembilan
- Chengkau Hot Spring
- Pedas Hot Spring
Pahang
- Bentong
- Gunung Tapis, Sungai Lembing
Perak
- Ayer Panas, Grik
- Kampung Ulu Slim (Slim River)
- Lost World of Tambun - Hot Springs & Spa
- Mangong, Kuala Kangsar
- Pengkalan Hulu
- Sg Klah, developed commercially
Sabah
- Poring hot springs, Kinabalu National Park
Sarawak
- Annah Rais Hotspring, Padawan
- Kampung Panchor Dayak Hotspring, Padawan
- Paku Hotspring, Bau
- Merarap Hotspring Lodge, Lawas
Selangor
- Kalumpang, south of Tanjung Malim, north of Kerling
- Kerling, near Batang Kali
- Selayang, 15 km north of Kuala Lumpur
- Ulu Tamu, near Tanjung Malim
Terengganu
- Bhulbhule Khar, Tanahu district
- Bhurung, Do Khola, Singha, Chhumrung and Dhadkharka, Myagdi district
- Chame and La Ta, Manang district
- Dhanachauri (Luma) and Tila river, Jumla
- Hotiyana, Sankhuwasabha, Koshi zone, eastern Nepal
- Jomsom and Dhima, Mustang
- Riar, Saghu Khola, Sarai Khola, middle development region of Nepal
- Srikaar, Sina and Chamlaiya, Darchula
- Syabrubesi and Chilime, Rasuwa, north of Kathmandu
- Tapoban, Bajhang district
- Mainit Hot Spring
- Mambukal Mountain Resort, hot soda and sulfur springs slightly above 30 ðC
- Puning Hot Spring, in Sitio Puning, Barangay Inararo, Municipality of Porac, Pampanga Province; accessed through Sitio Target, Barangay Sapang Bato, Angeles City
About 10 thermal springs have been identified in Sri Lanka.
- Embilinne
- Kanniya hot water spring
- Kapurella
- Kivulegama
- Maha-oya
- Maha-pelessa
- Marangala
- Mutugalwela
- Nelumwewa/Galwewa
- Rankihiriya
- Ban Huay Zai Kao Hot Spring
- Ban Pong Krathing Hot Spring (Ban Bueng Hot Spring)
- Bo Khloung Hot Stream
- Jae Son hot spring
- Khlong Thom hot stream (hot spring)
- Muang Paeng hot spring
- Pa Bong hot spring
- Pong Krathing Hot Spring
- Rung Arun hot spring
- Thai Prachan Hot Spring
- Wieng Pa Pao hot spring
- Krabi hot spring (Nuae Khlong)
There are over 280 hot springs in Vietnam.
Europe
- Banjat e Bënjës, near Petran
- Aachen, 74 degrees C, 165 degrees F
- Bad Oeynhausen, 36 degrees C, 97 degrees F, with a depth of 725 m and 3000 L/min, largest carbonated brine water source in the world
- Wiesbaden, 66 degrees C, 151 degrees F
Greece
- Abano Terme, Veneto, 130 hot springs
- Aeolian Islands, Sicily, hot springs
- Arta Terme, Friuli Venezia Giulia, sulphurous springs
- Bagni di Craveggia, Valle Onsernone, hot springs, 28 degrees C
- Bagni di Lucca, Tuscany, thermal springs
- Bagni San Filippo, near Monte Amiata, Tuscany
- Bagni di Tivoli, Lazio, sulphurous springs
- Bagno Vignoni, near Val d'Orcia, Tuscany
- Baiae, ancient Roman volcanic hot springs town on the shore of the Gulf of Naples, now partially submerged
- Bormio, Sondrio Province, Lombardy (geothermal spa), 36âÂÂ43 degrees C
- Brisighella, Emilia Romagna, sulphorus waters
- Caramanico Terme, Abruzzi, two springs
- Chianciano Terme, Tuscany
- Ischia, Campania, volcanic heat source
- Islands Sciacca, Sicily, sulphurous waters
- Monsummano, Grotta Parlanti and Grotta Giusti, Northern Tuscany
- Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, thermal springs
- Montegrotto Terme, Veneto
- Petriolo, Tuscany
- Piemonte Acqui Terme, Piedmont, sulphurous spring
- Rapolano Terme, Tuscany
- San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany
- San Giuliano Terme, Pisa, Tuscany, thermal springs
- Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce Province, Apulia Region, coastal thermal spring along the Adriatic Sea
- Sassetta, Tuscan coastal area
- Saturnia (Terme di Saturnia), southern Tuscany, 37 degrees Celsius pouring out at 800 litres per second into terraced pools that are free to dip in day or night
- Spezzano Albanese, Cosenza, Calabria
- Tabiano Terme, Lombardy, sulphurous springs
- Termini Imerese, Sicily, sulphur springs
- Uliveto Terme, Pisa, Tuscany, thermal springs
- Venturina Terme, Tuscan coastal area
- Viterbo, Lazio, sulphurous springs
Hot springs in Portuguese are Caldas
Azores
- Monumento Natural da Caldeira Velha, Azores
- Parque Terra Nostra, Azores
- Poça Dona Beija, Azores
- Ponta da Ferraria, Azores, ocean hot springs
- São Miguel Island hot springs, Azores
- Caldeira das Furnas, high sulphur content with characteristic sulphuric scent, Azores
- Caldeira Velha, near Lagoa do Fogo nature park with two thermal springs, Azores
- Poca da Dona Beija, 82 ðF to 102 ðF, Azores
- Ponta da Ferraria, hot springs cove with underwater hydrothermal vents at the ocean front, Azores
- Terra Nostra Park, 95 to 113 ðF, soaking pool built in 1700s, Azores
Continental Portugal
- JoÃ
¡aniÃÂka Banja, 78 ðC, the second hottest spring in Serbia
- KurÃ
¡umlijska banja, 58 ðC
- Lukovska banja, 56 ðC, located at an altitude of 700 m
- MataruÃ
¡ka banja, 38âÂÂ40 ðC
- NiÃ
¡ka banja, 39 ðC
- Sijarinska Banja, 18 different springs with temperatures between 16 and 71 ðC and a naturalàgeyser around an artificial pool
- Vranjska Banja, 96 degrees C (205 degrees F), in the depth up to 111 degrees C (232 degrees F), the world's hottest spring
123 hot springs with temperature above 25 degrees C (77 degrees F)
- Spa Bojnice, 9 springs, up to 52 degrees C (126 degrees F)
- Spa KováÃÂová, 49 degrees C (120 degrees F)
- Spa LúÃÂky, 32 degrees C (88 degrees F)
- Spa PieÃ
¡Ã
Â¥any, 67 â 69 degrees C (153 â 156 degrees F)
- Spa Rajecké Teplice, 38 degrees C (100 degrees F)
- Spa SliaÃÂ, several springs, up to 33 degrees C (92 degrees F)
- Spa TrenÃÂianske Teplice, several hot springs, up to 40 degrees C (104 degrees F)
- Spa TurÃÂianske Teplice, several hot springs, up to 47 degrees C (116 degrees F)
- Spa VyÃ
¡né RuÃ
¾bachy, several springs, up to 22 degrees C (72 degrees F)
- Veþký Meder, 94 degrees C (201 degrees F), the hottest spring in Slovakia
- Alhama de AlmerÃÂa, Andalusia
- Alhama de Granada, Andalusia
- Caldes de Malavella, Girona, Catalonia
- Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, Catalonia
- Caldas de Reis, Galicia
- Fuente Santa, La Palma, Canarias
- La Hermida, Cantabria
- Ourense, Galicia
- Panticosa, Huesca
- Torneiros, Galicia
- Afyonkarahisar (Gazlñgöl, Heybeli, ÃÂmer, Hüdai, Gecek)
- Aksaray (Ihlara Valley, Ziga)
- Amasya (Terziköy, Hamamözü, Gözlek)
- Ankara (AyaÃ
Â, Beypazarñ, Dutlu, Kapullu, Haymana, Kñzñlcahamam)
- Aydñn (Alangüllü, Germencik, ðmamköy Kñzñldere, KuÃ
Âadasñ)
- AÃÂrñ (Didaydñn)
- Balñkesir (Balya, Bigadiç, Edremit, Ferman, Güre, Pamukçu, Sñndñrgñ, Gönen)
- Bolu (Karacasu, Babas, Sarot, Seben, ÃÂatak)
- Bursa (ÃÂelik Palas, Kükürtlü, Karamustafa, Kaynarca, Eski Kaplñca)
- ÃÂanakkale (Afrodit, Külcüler, ÃÂan, Tepeköy, Hñdñrlar, Kestanbolu, Kñzñlca, Küçük ÃÂeymi)
- ÃÂankñrñ (ÃÂavundur, Acñsu)
- Denizli (Pamukkale, Gölemezli, Babacñk, Tekkeköy, Kñzñldere, ÃÂizmeli, Karahayñt)
- Diyarbakñr (ÃÂermik)
- Erzurum (Pasinler, Ilñca, Köprüköy)
- EskiÃ
Âehir (City center, Sakarñlñca, Hamamkarahisar, Yarñkçñ, Kñzñlinler)
- Istanbul (Tuzla)
- ðzmir (Balçova, Nebiler, Reisdere, Karakoç, Gülbahçe)
- KahramanmaraÃ
 (Ekinözü, Büyük Kñzñlcñk, Zeytun)
- Kayseri (Bayramhacñ, YeÃ
Âilhisar, Tekgöz, Hacñ Veli)
- Konya (Ilgñn, ðsmil, SeydiÃ
Âehir, Karasu, KuÃ
Âaklñ)
- Kütahya (Harlek, Yoncalñ, YeÃ
Âil, Kaynarca, Murat DaÃÂñ, Simav-Eynal, TavÃ
Âanlñ-Göbel, Hisarcñk-Esire, ÃÂñtgöl, Dereli)
- KñrÃ
Âehir (Terme, Karakurt, Bulamaçlñ, Mahmutlu)
- Manisa (KurÃ
Âunlu, Sart, Urganlñ, Emir, Saraycñk, Hisar, MenteÃ
Âe, Ilñcak)
- MuÃÂla (Fethiye, Bodrum, Dalaman)
- NevÃ
Âehir (Kozaklñ)
- Rize (Ayder)
- Sakarya (, Acñsu, Taraklñ, ÃÂökek)
- Sivas (AkçaaÃÂñl, Alamani, Kangal, Balñklñ, Ortaköy, Sñcak/SoÃÂuk ÃÂermiÃÂi)
- Tokat (Sulusaray, ReÃ
Âadiye)
- Yalova (Termal, Armutlu)
- Yozgat (Sarñkaya, Saraykent, Karadikmeni, BoÃÂazlñyan, Sorgun, Yerköy)
There are many geothermal springs in the UK, but the hot springs found in the town of Bath, Somerset are the only true hot springs (defined as those hotter than 37 degrees C):
- Bath
- Cross Bath, 42.8 ðC, 109 ðF
- Hetling Spring, 45.4 ðC, 113.7 ðF
- Hot Bath, 47.2 ðC, 117 ðF
- King's Bath, 45.6 ðC, 114 ðF
- Stall Street Fountain, 45.4 ðC, 113.7 ðF
Other thermal or warm springs in the UK include:
- Buxton Baths warm spring, 27 ðC / 80 ðF
- Hotwells spring in Bristol 25 ðC, 77 ðF
- Matlock Bath warm spring, 20 ðC / 68 ðF
- St Ann's Well, Buxton, Derbyshire, 28 ðC, 82.4 ðF
- Taff's Well Thermal Spring, Cardiff, South Wales, 21.6 ðC, 70.9 ðF
Oceania
Hot springs can be found in all six states of Australia as well as the Northern Territory, but apparently not Australian Capital Territory.
- Dalhousie Springs, South Australia, 38âÂÂ43 degrees C
- Elizabeth Springs, Queensland
- Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs, Tasmania, south of Hobart, 28 degrees C
- Innot Hot Springs, Queensland
- Katherine Hot Springs, Northern Territory
- Kimberley Warm Springs, near Devonport, Tasmania 25 degrees C
- Mataranka Hot Springs, Northern Territory
- Muckadilla Hot Springs, near Roma, Queensland
- Paralana Hot Springs, near Arkaroola, South Australia, issue at 62 degrees C from uranium-rich granite, and contain radon
- Peninsula Hot Springs, Victoria, on the Mornington Peninsula
- Pilliga, Moree, Lightning Ridge, New South Wales
- Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs, Northern Territory
- Yarrangobilly Caves thermal pool, New South Wales
- Zebedee Springs, within El Questro Station, and Bibawarra Bore near Carnarvon, Western Australia
Hot springs are in the town of Savusavu where local people use the hot springs to cook their food. Some of the springs are situated on the beach and steam can be seen rising from the water at low tide.
There are numerous hot springs in New Zealand, predominantly in the TaupÃ
 Volcanic Zone, and in particular around Rotorua. Well known springs outside the TaupÃ
 Volcanic Zone include:
Hot springs parks
It is common to create parks around hot springs:
United States
See also
References
External links