caldera
noun
, kȯl-, -ˈdir-
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That didn’t stop a 32-year-old man from climbing over a railing at the Steaming Bluff overlook, which hangs 300 feet above Kīlauea’s caldera, to approach the cliff’s edge on Wednesday night. — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, "Turns Out You Can Fall 70 Feet Into Kīlauea Volcano and Survive," 3 May 2019 When looking at volcanoes, scientists often focus on what's known as the caldera, a volcanic crater similar to a cauldron. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Kilauea's 2018 Eruption Was "Unprecedented," Scientists Say," 11 Dec. 2018 Skip out on the Serengeti Plains and instead explore the world’s largest unbroken caldera, the Ngorongoro Crater, home to endangered black rhinos and dozens of other species of majestic African animals. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Why an Around-the-World Private Jet Trip is the Only Way to Fly," 17 Aug. 2018 The latter formed the current caldera at Campi Flegrei, which is more than eight miles across. — Mary Beth Griggs, The Verge, "An Italian volcano’s massive eruptions fit a pattern — and the cycle may have restarted," 14 Nov. 2018 The National Park visitor center and hotel - Volcano House - are on the rim of the caldera. — Angela Fritz, chicagotribune.com, "8 facts about Hawaii's Kilauea volcano," 7 May 2018 An eager Hubbard even flew over the crater while the volcano was still active, nearly being sucked into the superheated caldera by a downdraft. — Ben Anderson, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska's biggest volcanic eruptions," 27 Feb. 2012 Since 1912, only seven caldera-collapsing events have occurred worldwide. — Mary Beth Griggs, The Verge, "An Italian volcano’s massive eruptions fit a pattern — and the cycle may have restarted," 14 Nov. 2018 The summit caldera is also collapsing, causing even larger temblors almost daily. — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fox News, "Road damage from earthquakes is latest Hawaii volcano peril," 3 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'caldera.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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