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caldera

noun

  1. cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/ / /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/ / /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/

name

  1. A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.
  2. A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.

  1. A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.

    “The lakes of both Rotorua and Taupo occupy calderas left from enormous prehistoric eruptions, and magma lies at shallow depths beneath a number of centres.”