caldera
Example Sentences
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Its sides are sheer and vertical, and on its top is a 100-foot-deep caldera.
From Los Angeles Times
Images made 8 months apart show a volcano’s circular mouth, or caldera, growing dramatically in a sudden collapse.
From Science Magazine
The new activity started in the caldera in the Halema’uma’u crater.
From Washington Times
Webcam images showed lava flow within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater in the volcano's summit caldera.
From BBC
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images indicating Kilauea had begun erupting inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano’s summit caldera, the agency said.
From Washington Times
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