Crater rim

Japanese: 火口縁 - かこうえん
Crater rim

The name of the crater or caldera rim of a complex volcano is derived from the name of Monte Somma, the outer rim of Mount Vesuvius.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "crater rim" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…二重式以上の複式火山において中央丘をかこむ古い火口またはカルデラの周縁の環状山稜をいい,火口縁またはカルデラ縁とも呼ぶ。原語のsommaはベスビオ火山の外輪山モンテ・ソンマMonte Sommaに由来。…

※「火口縁」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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