caldera

UK /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/ US /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/
name 2noun 1

Definitions

noun

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.

name

1

A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.

2

A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.

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