Mount Mazama
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Mount Mazama is a complex volcano in the western U.S. state of Oregon, in a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and Cascade Range. The volcano is in Klamath County, in the southern Cascades, 60 miles
Mount Mazama collapsed into a caldera, which filled with water to form Crater Lake
Crater Lake, formed in the caldera from Mazama's collapse
Postcaldera activity has included the production of the Wizard Island cinder cone volcano in Crater Lake
Hairy woodpeckers are one of many common bird species in the Mazama and Crater Lake National Park area
Caldera
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A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption. The ejection of large volumes of magma in a short time can upset the integrit
Mount Mazama
…60 miles (97 km) north of the Oregon–California border. Its collapse, due to the eruption of magma emptying the underlying magma chamber, formed a caldera that holds Crater Lake (Giiwas in the Klamath language). Mount Mazama originally had an elevation of approximately 12,000 feet (3,700 m), but following…
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