Wushanding Mud Volcano Natural Reserve (烏山頂泥火山自然保留區)
Wushanding Mud Volcano Natural Reserve (烏山頂泥火山自然保留區) is located in Yanchao District of Kaohsiung. In my country (Poland), there are no mud volcanoes or badlands, so the landscape in Taiwan is very interesting to me. The road through the mountains is not very wide, so it's easier to drive a scooter to get there. Before entering the reserve area, it's necessary to fill in an application form for entry to this natural reserve. Protected since 1992 as part of Taiwan's smallest nature reserve (less than 5 hectares in area), the mud volcano is the largest and most impressive among the fifteen or twenty examples found around Taiwan.
In the nearby area, you can also see Yangnyu Mud Ponds (新養女湖) and a landscape similar to Tianliao Moon World.
This area is the most densely populated with mud volcanoes in Taiwan and is also the most developed area for the mud cone. Due to the spectacular and highly active nature of the cone-shaped mud volcano, the Wushanding Mud Volcano was designated as a natural reserve. The revised area is 3.88 hectares. However, over the past year, the terrain of this area has been damaged due to its special landscape. In order to protect this special scenery, the reserve area has been specially established.
To protect the natural landscape and precious resources of the mud volcanoes, the Agriculture Committee has announced that collecting natural mineral mud in the park is prohibited, and igniting fires is also forbidden. This natural reserve has two mud-cone-type mud volcanoes, with symmetrical cone-shaped appearances and a special landscape of muddy flows and dry mud cracking. They are the main subjects of the landscape and feature a typical and beautiful spray cone that can reach up to 3-5 meters. It is the most complete and spectacular mud volcano in Taiwan.
A mud volcano (mud dome) is a landform created by the eruption of mud or slurries, water, and gases. Several geological processes may cause the formation of mud volcanoes. Mud volcanoes do not produce lava and are not necessarily driven by magmatic activity. The Earth continuously exudes a mud-like substance. Mud volcanoes can range in size from merely 1-2 meters high and 1-2 meters wide to 700 meters high and 10 kilometers wide. The mud produced by mud volcanoes is mostly formed from hot water that has been heated deep below the Earth's surface, mixed and blended with subterranean mineral deposits. The temperature of any given active mud volcano generally remains fairly steady and is much lower than the typical temperatures found in igneous volcanoes. Mud volcano temperatures can range from near 100°C to occasionally 2°C. Some mud volcanoes are used as "mud baths". There are approximately 700 known mud volcanoes in the world.
See also: Tianliao Moon World and Mud Volcano
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