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Eternal Flame Falls in Chestnut Ridge Park

  • October 12, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Eternal Flame Falls in Chestnut Ridge Park, New York, is an example of a phenomenon known as a “burning spring.” Fueled by natural gas seeping from the rocks, a flame shines behind the falls, ranging from three to eight inches high as the pressure of the gas leak changes.

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