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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
- Askja (Iceland)
- Caldera de Taburiente (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain)
- Las Cañadas on Teide (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
- Crater Lake on Mount Mazama (Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, United States)
- Long Valley (California, US)
- Mount Tambora (Sumbawa, Indonesia)
- Valle Grande (New Mexico, US)
- Yellowstone Caldera (Wyoming, US)
- Newberry Caldera (Oregon, US)