A bowl-shaped depression at the summit or on the flank of a volcano, surrounding the vent through which magma, ash and gas have erupted to the surface. A volcanic crater is generally smaller and more directly tied to a single eruptive vent than the much larger collapse depression of a caldera.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.