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If you are talking about the large crater created after a volcano errupts, then it would be a caldera. They are formed after the magma chamber is emptied, when the cone of the volcano collapses to fill the empty space.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoa colapsed volcano cone is called a CALDERA. I found it in the Encyclopaedia Britannica .
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∙ 10y agoThe Santorini caldera is a collapsed volcanic cone.
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∙ 11y agoSuch a structure is called a caldera.
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∙ 11y agoCinder Cone
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A live volcano is called what?
A live volcano is simply called an active volcano.
Is a volcano called volcano only when it is erupting?
A volcano is called a volcano whether it is erupting or not.It is called an active volcano if it is erupting or has erupted recently.It is a dormant volcano if it hasn't erupted in a long time.Extinct volcanoes are not expected to ever erupt again.
What is it called when a volcano is currently inactive but may erupt in the future?
it is called a dormat volcano
Broad volcano with gently sloping sides?
This is called a shield volcano and an example would be Hawaii.
Is Mount Gambier a extinct volcano?
yes it is an extinct volcano but it would not be called extincted it would be called a sleeping volcano. mount gambier would be known as an extinct volcano but there is a possibilty it is a sleeping one which is called dormant volcano
A live volcano is called what?
A live volcano is simply called an active volcano.
What is a mountain with a crater called?
it is called a volcano.
When volcano is quiet what is it called?
A volcano that is not active is a dormant volcano.
Is a volcano called volcano only when it is erupting?
A volcano is called a volcano whether it is erupting or not.It is called an active volcano if it is erupting or has erupted recently.It is a dormant volcano if it hasn't erupted in a long time.Extinct volcanoes are not expected to ever erupt again.
What is it called when a volcano is currently inactive but may erupt in the future?
it is called a dormat volcano
Broad volcano with gently sloping sides?
This is called a shield volcano and an example would be Hawaii.
Is Mount Gambier a extinct volcano?
yes it is an extinct volcano but it would not be called extincted it would be called a sleeping volcano. mount gambier would be known as an extinct volcano but there is a possibilty it is a sleeping one which is called dormant volcano
What is a volcano that has erupted called?
A volcano that has erupted recently is classed as an active volcano.
What is a steep mountain or volcano called?
composite volcano
What is Opening in earth's crust called?
It is the volcano.
Which volcano has erupted in Iceland?
The volcano is called Eyjafjallajökull.
What is a volcano that erupts sometimes called?
An Active Volcano.
