Water circulating at thousands of feet below the surface can be heated to temperatures far above 100^$\circ$C (212^$\circ$F)without boiling because the pressure of the overlying groundwater body is so great.

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This statement is true. Water under high pressure can stay in a liquid state at temperatures well above 100°C without boiling. This is known as superheated water.

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