CRATER LAKE


Meaning of CRATER LAKE in English

A lake formed in a crater. Caldera are basins formed by the collapse of magma in the vents of volcanoes. Maars are volcanic basins formed by single explosive eruptions. Depressions in the earth's surface made by impact of falling meteors are also called craters, although the existence of only a few crater lakes of this origin has been clearly established.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.