USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Calderas and Caldera Formation
- Background and Information
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DESCRIPTION: Calderas and Caldera Formation
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Caldera ...
Caldera Formation ...
Aniakchak Caldera ...
Crater Lake Caldera ...
Hawaiian Calderas ...
Krakatau Caldera ...
Long Valley Caldera ...
Medicine Lake Caldera ...
Yellowstone Caldera ...
- Maps, Graphics, and Images
- Publications and Reports
- Items of Interest
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Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields), Italy, - Menu
-- Italy Menu
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Crater Lake Caldera, Oregon - Menu
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Crater Lake, Oregon, and the eruption of Mount Mazama
-- formation of Crater Lake Caldera
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Different Volcano Types - Graphic
-- [Graphic,37K,InlineGIF]
-- 6 volcano types, including calderas
-- Modified from: Allen, 1975
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Different Volcano Types - Menu
-- general information on various types of volcanoes, including calderas
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Fournaise Caldera (Piton de la Fournaise), Reunion Island, Indian Ocean - Menu
-- Indian Ocean Menu
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Future Eruptions in California's Long Valley Area -- What's Likely?
-- Hill, et.al., 1997, USGS Fact Sheet 073-97
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Historical Unrest at Large Calderas of the World
-- Newhall and Dzurisin, 1988, USGS Bulletin 1855
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Krakatau, Indonesia - Menu
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Krakatau, Indonesia, in 1883
-- a "classic example of caldera formation"
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Las Canadas, Tenerife, Canary Islands
-- Canary Islands Menu
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Living With a Restless Caldera--Long Valley, California
-- Hill, et.al., USGS Fact Sheet 108-96
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Long Valley Caldera - Menu
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Maps and Graphics - Calderas
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Medicine Lake Caldera, California - Menu
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Miyakejima Volcano, Japan
-- Japan Menu
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Newberry Caldera, Oregon - Menu
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Newberry Caldera Hazards Report
-- Sherrod, et.al., 1997, USGS Open-File Report 97-513
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CVO Photo Archives - Calderas
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Piton de la Fournaise Caldera, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean - Menu
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Publications and Reports - CVO Online
-- includes various calderas
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Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Menu
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Response plan for volcano hazards in the Long Valley Caldera and Mono Craters region, California
-- Hill, et.al., 2002, USGS Bulletin 2185
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Santorini, Greece - Menu
-- Greece Menu
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Shield Volcanoes - Menu
-- general information about shield volcanoes
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Stratovolcanoes - Menu
-- general information about stratovolcanoes
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Tambora, Indonesia
-- Indonesia Menu
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Tilt Measurements at Long Valley Caldera, California, May-August 1982
-- Dzurisin, Cashman, and Sylvester, 1982, USGS Open-File Report 82-893
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Toya Caldera, Japan
-- Japan Menu
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Volcano Hazards at Newberry Volcano, Oregon
-- Sherrod, et.al., 1997, USGS Open-File Report 97-513
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Yellowstone, Wyoming - Menu
- Other Menus of Interest
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<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html>
URL for this page is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/Calderas/framework.html>
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04/18/08, Lyn Topinka