I’m a round land feature, a lake in a crater, formed by fire and time, but I’m not a hot potato. What am I?
Category: Geography · Difficulty: hard
Hint: I’m the aftermath of a volcanic eruption.
Answer
Lava lake
Explanation
A caldera is a large depression formed after a volcanic eruption, often filled with water.
This is a hard geography riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is Lava lake.
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