Officieal wisdom has it that it was and underground explosion that created the crater - i.e. a "one shot" event.
Officieal wisdom has it that it was and underground explosion that created the crater - i.e. a "one shot" event.
Crater Lake is actually the crater of an extinct volcano. Water has filled in the cone crater.
extect
150,000 years ago it was
a Volcanic crater, that has been extinct for 150,000 years, a land mark of Hawaii
Mount Erebus is an active volcano with a lava lake in its crater.
The island in Crater, called Wizard Island was formed by small volcanic eruptions that occurred after the Crater Lake caldera formed but before the volcano went extinct.
The city is built in a bowl-shaped crater of an extinct volcano.
Blue Lake, a lake in an extinct volcanic crater, is found in the city of Mount Gambier, South Australia.
Sunset Crater, located in Arizona, is considered extinct, meaning it is no longer active. The last eruption occurred nearly 1,000 years ago in the 11th century. Today, it is a popular tourist destination known for its unique volcanic features.
No. Copernicus crater is an impact crater.
At the summit there are four craters: the Northeast Crater, Bucca Nuova Crater, Southeast Crater and Varagine Crater.