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Caldera

This article is about volcanic calderas. There is also a corporation called Caldera Systems.


A caldera is a volcanic crater which usually has a flat surface at the bottom, formed by a volcano collapsing into itself, usually because of low pressure in the magma chamber below or because of a violent eruption. Calderas often filled with water, creating crater lakes.

Notable calderas