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Is Loktak Lake a volcano?

Loktak Lake is a super volcanic caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption. When large volumes of magma are erupted over a short time, structural support for the rock above the magma chamber is located.

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