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Most volcanoes, when they finish erupting, leave a crater behind when the magma retreats down the volcanic pipe. Occasionally this will fill with water to leave a lake.

A large surface explosion will leave behind a Caldera - a broad area possibly still of geothermal activity. Such as Yellowstone, or Okataina.

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