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What is a caldera?

What is a caldera? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (volcanology) A large crater formed by a volcanic explosion or by collapse of the cone of a volcano.
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Drive for more than two kilometers on a narrow concrete road, leading to a caldera from which a springs a splendid waterfall around ten meters.
The width of the volcano is larger than the width of the observed band by OMEGA, and only a part of the caldera is observed.
Scientifically speaking, Sulphur Springs is a caldera, or collapsed volcanic formation.
A large body of magma, capped by a hydrothermal system, still exists beneath the caldera.
Eventually the central location within the volcano was again utilized for magma storage and a deep caldera was produced.
This landslide material was then embayed by lava when the central caldera was flooded.

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