volcanic terrain
Eruption-formed rocky ground
Volcanic terrain is land shaped by volcanic activity—lava flows, ash deposits, craters, and cinder cones.
The term appears in geology, hiking guides, and planetary science: The rover traversed miles of volcanic terrain.
Such landscapes range from barren lava fields to fertile slopes enriched by volcanic soil.
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- cinder coneSteep volcanic debris hill
- fumaroleVolcanic gas vent
- steam ventsGeothermal gas outlets
hotspot volcanism · lava tube · magma chamber · molten rock · lahar · gas emissions · earthquake swarms · stratovolcano · vent · molten · endemic species · crater · scorched · jagged · flow · barren · sulfur · eruption
- rocky terraincliffs, boulders, scree, outcrops, rockfall
- rugged landscapesmountains, canyons, cliffs, peaks, ridges
- scenerylandscapes, vistas, panoramas, horizons, valleys
- Jos Plateaurock formations
- Hawaii Trailsridge trail, coastal trail, coastal trails, jungle trail, jungle trails
- French Subantarctic
thermal/geothermal character
volcanic terrainice field
Extensive glacial coverage
ice sheet · permafrost · tundra · polar ice cap · frozen wasteland