Hot springs are one of the most characteristic features of areas of  recent volcanic activity, although they do also occur in other areas  less abundantly. 
They range in temperature from merely tepid to boiling, and they can  originate in two ways. 
They may be either <tag "515674">derived</> directly from a body  of magma deep below ground, or, more commonly, they may be `ordinary"  surface waters which have found their way underground and come into  contact with hot rocks.   

