English language
Toggle Transcript
caldera::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | crater, volcanic crater |
Examples of caldera
caldera
The southernmost end of the lake viewed from the ridge of Montefiascone caldera.
From the en.wikipedia.org
An example is Crater Lake in Oregon, located within the caldera of Mount Mazama.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Most of these features lie in or are closely adjacent to Mount Tehama's caldera.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This thermal activity is sourced to the Rotorua caldera, on which the city lies.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The GPS data show the Yellowstone caldera floor sank 4.4 inches during 1987-1995.
From the sciencedaily.com
This island is formed by the remaining edge of a large caldera that is submerged.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Tvashtar Paterae is likely the largest caldera on Io with a diameter of 290 km.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The outdoor bar is a perfect spot to watch the sunset sink beneath the caldera.
From the express.co.uk
The Okmok caldera formed during catastrophic eruptions 12,000 and 2,000 years ago.
From the sciencedaily.com
- A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression
- A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption such as the ones at Yellowstone National Park in the US and Glen Coe in Scotland. They are sometimes confused with volcanic craters. ...
- Caldera is the 1976 debut album of Jazz fusion band Caldera.
- Caldera was a Latin band that combined jazz, funk and rock with a wide variety of Latin music. 1970s fusion explorers like Return to Forever and Weather Report influenced Caldera, but its members were also influenced by everything from Earth, Wind & Fire's soul/funk to Afro-Cuban salsa, ...
- Caldera is a port city and commune in the Copiapu00F3 Province of the Atacama Region in northern Chile. It has an excellent harbor, protected by breakwaters, being the port city for the productive mining district centering on Copiapu00F3 to which it is connected by the first railroad constructed in Chile.
- San Carlos, also known simply as Caldera, is the second highest peak in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. As its alternative name suggests, it is a volcanic peak, rising to a height of 2261 metres.
- A large volcanic depression up to 50 km across, formed by a collapse during and after an eruption. The northern part of Lake Taupo is a caldera.
- A volcanic cone where the original top and centre have been removed either through a massive eruption or through collapse leaving the base of the cone as a large ring-shaped ridge.
- A caldera is a large, usually circular depression at the summit of a volcano formed when magma is withdrawn or erupted from a shallow underground magma reservoir. Source: U.S. Geological Survey
