Question

Crater Lake, Oregon, is an example of a volcanic ________. Another example of one that can be seen from space is the Valles Caldera in the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico.

Answer 1

The correct answer is volcanic depression.

Step-by-step explanation:

We refer to a depression in the area of the land relief that is less elevated than the surrounding areas.

An example of volcanic depression is a caldera. That it is indeed a sunken sector in the relief, which was formed because of different volcanic eruptions. Its structure is very similar to a circle, has vertical walls and a very large background.

This is how Crater Lake was formed, which partially fills a volcanic caldera about 594 meters deep that was formed about 7,700 years ago by the sinking of the Mazama volcano.