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

An example of a caldera is in ] in ], ]. The caldera on ] has filled with water, creating Crater Lake.


==Notable calderas== ==Notable calderas==
*] (Iceland) *] (Iceland)
*] (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain) *'''Caldera de Taburiente''' (], ], ])
*] (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain) *'''Las Cañadas''' on ] (], ], ])
⚫ *] on ] (], ], ])
*] (California, US)
*] (New Mexico, US) *] (], ])
*] (], ]
⚫ *] (Wyoming, US)
*] (], US)
⚫ *] (], US)
*] *]
⚫ *] (Oregon, US)


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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