Calderas/Basal Wreck
A very large basin-shaped depression on the summit of a volcano.
Modes of Formation
Violent Explosion
- Gases and water heated by magma expand.
- They force their way through a vent.
- The rocks at the top of the volcano are blown off forming a large depression e.g. Nyirarongo Caldera in DRC and Sabiro Caldera in Uganda.
marto answered the question on March 25, 2019 at 06:59
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