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A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
Examples of caldera in a Sentence
The crater is the largest unbroken ancient caldera in the world.
This lake lies in a great pit or caldera created by the wrecking in prehistoric times of the volcano Mount Mazama, which according to geologists once had an altitude of about 14,000 ft.
Early in April a portion of the revolutionary squadron, comprising the " Blanco Encalada " and other ships, was sent to the southward for reconnoitring purposes and put into the port of Caldera.
There are a few barren islands on the desert coast, the largest of which are between Coquimbo and Caldera.
Communications.-Railway construction in Chile dates from 1850, when work was begun on a short line between Copiapo and the port of Caldera, in the Atacama desert region.
During the night of the 23rd of April, and whilst the " Blanco Encalada " was lying quietly at anchor, a torpedo boat called the " Almirante Lynch," belonging to the Balmaceda faction, steamed into the bay of Caldera and discharged a torpedo at the rebel ship. The " Blanco Encalada " sank in a few minutes and 300 of her crew perished.
It is an active volcano with a large flooded caldera open to the sea, which forms a natural harbor.
The collapsed surface of the volcano formed a wide caldera, or crater of sorts, spanning many miles.
Katla volcano rises to 1500 m height and has a 10-km diameter caldera.
The superstructure crashed into the empty magma chamber, leaving the caldera, a hole where the magma chamber had been.
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This formation, the Mount Warning erosion caldera, is one of the major examples of this landform in the world.
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The sailing include stops in San Diego, Acapulco, Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica, Aruba and Key West before arriving in Tampa, Florida.
On the road from Caldera to Ald'Run, you will find the boots on Pemenie the Trader.
The Caldera & Copiapo railway (built 1848-1851 and one of the first in South America) extends beyond Copiapo to the Chanarcillo mines (50 m.) and other mining districts.
Among the most frequented of these are Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Caldera, Iquique and Arica.