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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A1ter_volc%C3%A1nicu" title="Cráter volcánicu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Cráter volcánicu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkan_krateri" title="Vulkan krateri – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vulkan krateri" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4" title="আগ্নেয় গিরিখাত – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="আগ্নেয় গিরিখাত" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Вулканічны кратар – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вулканічны кратар" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Вулканичен кратер – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Вулканичен кратер" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A0ter_volc%C3%A0nic" title="Cràter volcànic – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Cràter volcànic" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sope%C4%8Dn%C3%BD_kr%C3%A1ter" title="Sopečný kráter – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sopečný kráter" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_folcanig" title="Crater folcanig – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Crater folcanig" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkankrater" title="Vulkankrater – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Vulkankrater" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkankrater" title="Vulkankrater – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Vulkankrater" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraater" title="Kraater – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kraater" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%97%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Ηφαιστειακός κρατήρας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ηφαιστειακός κρατήρας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A1ter_volc%C3%A1nico" title="Cráter volcánico – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cráter volcánico" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkana_kratero" title="Vulkana kratero – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vulkana kratero" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krater" title="Krater – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Krater" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A2%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="دهانه آتشفشانی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دهانه آتشفشانی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crat%C3%A8re_volcanique" title="Cratère volcanique – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cratère volcanique" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A1ter_volc%C3%A1nico" title="Cráter volcánico – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Cráter volcánico" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%99%94%EA%B5%AC" title="화구 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="화구" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%B6%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Հրաբխային խառնարան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հրաբխային խառնարան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0" title="ज्वालामुखी विवर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ज्वालामुखी विवर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkanski_krater" title="Vulkanski krater – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Vulkanski krater" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratero" title="Kratero – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kratero" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepundan" title="Kepundan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kepundan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldg%C3%ADgur" title="Eldgígur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Eldgígur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cratere_vulcanico" title="Cratere vulcanico – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Cratere vulcanico" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A2_%D7%94%D7%A8_%D7%92%D7%A2%D7%A9" title="לוע הר געש – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לוע הר געש" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%99%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="ვულკანური კრატერი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ვულკანური კრატერი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreta_ya_volkeno" title="Kreta ya volkeno – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Kreta ya volkeno" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemine" title="Chemine – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Chemine" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Кратер – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Кратер" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_vulcanicus" title="Crater vulcanicus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Crater vulcanicus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krateris" title="Krateris – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Krateris" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Вулкански кратер – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Вулкански кратер" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82" title="അഗ്നിപർവതവക്ത്രം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="അഗ്നിപർവതവക്ത്രം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%99%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="ვულკანური კრატერი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ვულკანური კრატერი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawah_gunung_berapi" title="Kawah gunung berapi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kawah gunung berapi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%86" title="Вулканть кратерец – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Вулканть кратерец" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a 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Parahu">Tangkuban Parahu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bandung" title="Bandung">Bandung</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Java" title="West Java">West Java</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>volcanic crater</b> is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcanic</a> activity.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is typically a bowl-shaped feature containing one or more vents. During <a href="/wiki/Types_of_volcanic_eruptions" title="Types of volcanic eruptions">volcanic eruptions</a>, molten <a href="/wiki/Magma" title="Magma">magma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Volcanic_gas" title="Volcanic gas">volcanic gases</a> rise from an underground <a href="/wiki/Magma_chamber" title="Magma chamber">magma chamber</a>, through a conduit, until they reach the crater's vent, from where the gases escape into the atmosphere and the magma is erupted as <a href="/wiki/Lava" title="Lava">lava</a>. A volcanic crater can be of large dimensions, and sometimes of great depth. During certain types of <a href="/wiki/Explosive_eruption" title="Explosive eruption">explosive eruptions</a>, a volcano's magma chamber may empty enough for an area above it to subside, forming a type of larger depression known as a <a href="/wiki/Caldera" title="Caldera">caldera</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geomorphology">Geomorphology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Volcanic_crater&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geomorphology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In most volcanoes, the crater is situated at the top of a mountain formed from the erupted volcanic deposits such as <a href="/wiki/Lava_flow" class="mw-redirect" title="Lava flow">lava flows</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tephra" title="Tephra">tephra</a>. Volcanoes that terminate in such a <b>summit crater</b> are usually of a conical form. Other volcanic craters may be found on the flanks of volcanoes, and these are commonly referred to as <b>flank craters</b>. Some volcanic craters may fill either fully or partially with rain and/or melted snow, forming a <a href="/wiki/Volcanic_crater_lake" title="Volcanic crater lake">crater lake</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These lakes may become <a href="/wiki/Soda_lake" title="Soda lake">soda lakes</a>, many of which are associated with active tectonic and volcanic zones.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A crater may be breached during an eruption, either by explosions or by <a href="/wiki/Lava" title="Lava">lava</a>, or through later erosion. Breached craters have a much lower rim on one side. </p><p>Some volcanoes, such as <a href="/wiki/Maar" title="Maar">maars</a>, consist of a crater alone, with scarcely any mountain at all. These volcanic explosion craters are formed when magma rises through water-saturated rocks, which causes a <a href="/wiki/Phreatic_eruption" title="Phreatic eruption">phreatic eruption</a>. Volcanic craters from phreatic eruptions often occur on plains away from other obvious volcanoes. 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