Siljan Ring

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geological formation impact crater tourist attraction

Siljan Ring is a large ancient meteorite impact crater and lake system in central Sweden, known for its distinctive circular landscape and geological significance.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Siljan Ring geological area 1
Siljan lakeside area 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
impact crater ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
age about 377 million years ⓘ
closestMajorCity Falun NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Devonian sedimentary rocks ⓘ
Ordovician sedimentary rocks ⓘ
Silurian sedimentary rocks ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
diameter about 52 kilometers ⓘ
discoveredBy Arvid Högbom NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryYear 1909 ⓘ
evidence shatter cones ⓘ
shocked quartz ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Devonian ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature annular lakes ⓘ
central uplift ⓘ
ring-shaped topography ⓘ
hasPart Lake Oresjön NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Orsasjön NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Siljan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Skattungen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Venjan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRecreationalUse boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
impactCraterStatus confirmed impact structure ⓘ
impactEvent Siljan impact event NERFINISHED ⓘ
impactingBody meteorite ⓘ
impactStructureType complex crater ⓘ
knownFor distinctive circular landscape ⓘ
geological significance ⓘ
well-preserved impact structure ⓘ
locatedIn Dalarna County NERFINISHED ⓘ
central Sweden ⓘ
nearbySettlement Leksand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orsa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rättvik NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Fennoscandian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Siljan region NERFINISHED ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
studiedIn geophysical surveys ⓘ
impact cratering research ⓘ
paleoclimate research ⓘ
underlainBy Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leksand → hasGeographicFeature → Siljan Ring ⓘ
Lake Siljan → partOf → Siljan Ring ⓘ
Lake Siljan → hasNearbyAttraction → Siljan Ring ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siljan Ring geological area
Rättvik → hasAttraction → Siljan Ring ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siljan lakeside area