Aniakchak Crater

[ an-ee-ak-chak, an- ]

/ ˈæn iˈæk tʃæk, ˌæn- /

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an active volcanic crater on the Alaskan Peninsula, with a diameter of 6 miles (10 km).

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

He scrambled outside to find a 25-foot-wide crater just beyond the mud wall surrounding his family compound.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this crater, frail silhouettes, women for the most part, bend to dig with their bare hands in the rubble.
The Fashion Victims of Bangladesh|Bernard-Henri Lévy|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Interest rates will soar, home values will plummet, stock markets will crash, and global economies will crater.
Crying Wolf on Capitol Hill|Joe McLean|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Their hydrogen sulfide plant blew a crater in the ground a year ago.
13 Revelations From Reddit’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’ Thread Exposing Alleged Industry Secrets|Nina Strochlic|August 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Jean Trinh talks to the artist and curators about light perception and his Roden Crater project.
James Turrell: Looking Back at 50 Years of Illuminating Light as Art|Jean Trinh|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The original seat of the Latin state was on the shores of one of these crater pools, south of the Eternal City.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The remaining Unionists were driven at the point of bayonets out of the crater back to their own lines.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
On July 30, 1864 the mine was exploded, and the shape of the area after the explosion resembled a huge crater of a volcano.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Can Mr. Bede produce anything to match the following sample of the crater, to be found in our most polished English poet?
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
Although there is no vegetation on the island, the base of the crater gives the appearance of a well-watered meadow in spring.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.