"The guide promised the hikers a spectacular view of the caldera along their trek."
"The geologists are using satellite imagery to study the structure of the caldera."
"We're staying at a hotel on the edge of a lake that's actually a filled-in caldera."
Spanish, late 17th century
A caldera is a geological structure formed from a volcanic crater. The word is borrowed from Spanish, where "caldera" literally translates to "cauldron or kettle." The Spanish word came from the Latin "caldaria," which means "boiling pot." A caldera doesn't have boiling liquid in it (although some are on volcanos that are still active), but many of these structures have become filled-in lakes. ...
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