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caldera

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1. caldera - Noun

2. Caldera - Proper noun

Meaning

a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

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Another process that may allow a caldera to form can occur if molten lava can escape through a breach on the caldera's rim. Source: Internet

Bodies of water Aerial view of Lake Ilopango caldera The river nearest San Salvador is the Acelhuate, which is convert long. Source: Internet

Fragments of these older lava flow deposits remain intact on the “down-dropped blocks” that formed within Kīlauea caldera during 2018. Source: Internet

Ash was reported as rising two km into the atmosphere from the Barujari cone in Rinjani's caldera lake of Segara Anak. Source: Internet

A silicic or rhyolitic caldera may erupt hundreds or even thousands of cubic kilometers of material in a single event. Source: Internet

Caldera formation Animation of analogue experiment showing origin of volcanic caldera in box filled with flour. Source: Internet

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