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- noun Plural form of
caldera .
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Examples
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Supervolcanoes, historically called calderas, are enormous craters tens of kilometers in diameter, which erupt hundreds to thousands of cubic kilometers of volcanic ash.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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In the early hours of Thursday morning, the Shinmoedake peak, one of Mount Kirishima's many calderas, erupted, covering a large area with ash and rock.
Japan's 'James Bond' volcano erupts; prompts evacuation (Photos) Melissa Bell 2011
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The western part of the archipelago experiences intense volcanic and seismic activity, culminating in collapsed craters or calderas: in June 1968, the southeastern floor of the Fernandina caldera dropped some 300 m, the second largest caldera collapse since Krakatoa's in 1883.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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The park extends from the southern coast to the summit calderas of Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes.
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Comparison of the three ash-flow tuffs of the Yellowstone Group and resulting calderas
Comparison of the three ash-flow tuffs of the Yellowstone Group and resulting calderas 2009
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Otras fuentes significativas de monóxido de carbono son los siguientes aparatos de combustión: calderas sistemas de calefacción viejos sistemas de calefacción instalados incorrectamente o los que no se les ha dado el mantenimiento adecuado tuberías para el humo que están ajustadas incorrectamente, tapadas, desconectadas o con fugas.
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Cada año contrate un profesional calificado para que inspeccione y le de mantenimiento al sistema de calefacción, las calderas, el cañón o abertura de las chimeneas por donde sale el humo.
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Some of the calderas erupting the large-volume ash-flow tuffs of Nevada are truly huge, as can be seen in the last link and in this one, where the debatable subject is whether the ignimbrite flare-up had anything to do with regional extreme extension in Nevada.
Geology on the Road: Highway 50 #2 Silver Fox 2008
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There are also calderas, scoriae cones, lava streams, cinder fields, over 160 thermal and mineral springs, geysers, solfataras, mud pots and many other volcanic features.
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Both are atolls, formed by coral growing on the ring-shaped calderas of extinct volcanoes.
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