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.
Bodies of water Aerial view of Lake Ilopango caldera The river nearest San Salvador is the Acelhuate, which is convert long.
Fragments of these older lava flow deposits remain intact on the “down-dropped blocks” that formed within Kīlauea caldera during 2018.
Ash was reported as rising two km into the atmosphere from the Barujari cone in Rinjani's caldera lake of Segara Anak.
A silicic or rhyolitic caldera may erupt hundreds or even thousands of cubic kilometers of material in a single event.
Caldera formation Animation of analogue experiment showing origin of volcanic caldera in box filled with flour.