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Any place the volcano opens up is called a vent since it allows for the release of built up heat and gas. The main summit of the volcano is usually called the crater but I'm guessing there is probably something more technical that a geologist would call it. Hopefully this helps.

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15y ago

It is called a caldera. A crater is the edges of a volcano's top.

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14y ago

the crater is a bowl shaped area that forms around a volcanoes vent.

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10y ago

A large depression is called a crater.

If the volcano has collapsed into an empty magma chamber, it is called a caldera.

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13y ago

Not sure of the spelling but it is called the caldera.

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6y ago

It is the crater.

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3y ago

Crater

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