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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-06221

The western section of the Sete Cidades caldera is seen in this view from the southern caldera rim. Lagoa Verde (bottom right) and Lagoa Azul (center right) stretch across the center of the caldera, bounded to the east and west by pyroclastic cones. Here, three forested cones can be seen that formed during the past 5,000 years. These are the Caldeira Seca (left), Caldeira do Alferes (left center), and Seara (behind and to the right of Alferes). The broadly circular caldera forms the horizon in the background. Photo by Rick Wunderman, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

The western section of the Sete Cidades caldera is seen in this view from the southern caldera rim. Lagoa Verde (bottom right) and Lagoa Azul (center right) stretch across the center of the caldera, bounded to the east and west by pyroclastic cones. Here, three forested cones can be seen that formed during the past 5,000 years. These are the Caldeira Seca (left), Caldeira do Alferes (left center), and Seara (behind and to the right of Alferes). The broadly circular caldera forms the horizon in the background.

Photo by Rick Wunderman, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Keywords: caldera


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