caldera

IPA: kæɫdˈɛrʌ

(volcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.
A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.

Examples of "caldera" in Sentences

Caldera structure and composition.
The summit caldera of the volcano.
Corregidor is a volcanic caldera in the Philippines.
Is the caldera not the indirect result of an eruption
At the time, the caldera was above the Yellowstone hotspot.
That shows the infilling of the caldera by afterward activity.
A dome of rock in the center of the caldera is a resurgent dome.
It is interesting to note that est Thumb is a caldera within a caldera.
The Intra Caldera Assemblage is best exposed on the north edge of the caldera.
Much more accessible is the hike to the lake within the caldera of the mountain.