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Flores | Lagoa Comprida

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Lagoa Comprida fills one of various maars of Holocene age in the Caldeira das Sete Lagoas on the highland of Flores: the depression formed due to a phreatomagmatic explosion, induced by the contact between magma and groundwater.

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on Tuesday 12 September 2023 by Martin Mergili
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