caldera

cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption
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caldera

Summary

caldera has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • caldera is a type of depression[2].
  • caldera is a type of volcanic landform[3].
  • caldera's Commons category is recorded as Calderas[4].
  • caldera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calderas[5].
  • caldera's Commons gallery is recorded as Caldera[6].
  • caldera's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as geological=volcanic_caldera_rim[7].
  • caldera's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[8].
  • caldera's different from is recorded as Caldera[9].
  • caldera's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000096[10].
  • caldera's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include depression[2] and volcanic landform[3].

Why It Matters

caldera has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] caldera is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q21695
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Caldera
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → depression, volcanic landform
    Local thumb → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27111, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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