Lac Manicouagan
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Lac Manicouagan is a large annular reservoir in central Quebec, Canada, formed within one of the world’s largest and most distinctive meteorite impact craters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manicouagan Reservoir | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annular lake
ⓘ
impact crater lake ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Côte-Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | about 214 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eye of Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manicouagan Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| bedrock | Precambrian rocks ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFeature | René-Levasseur Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createdBy | Manicouagan River damming ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | boreal forest surroundings ⓘ |
| elevation | about 350 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | impact of a large asteroid ⓘ |
| formedIn | Manicouagan impact structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| governedBy | Province of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Manic-5 Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland | René-Levasseur Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactAgeEstimate | approximately 214 ± 1 million years ⓘ |
| impactCraterType | complex crater ⓘ |
| impactEnergy | very high-energy meteorite impact ⓘ |
| impactStructureDiameter | about 100 km ⓘ |
| inflow | Manicouagan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | space ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Côte-Nord region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manicouagan Regional County Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ central Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Baie-Comeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| mappedBy | satellite imagery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest impact craters on Earth
ⓘ
distinctive ring-shaped appearance ⓘ |
| origin | meteorite impact ⓘ |
| outflow | Manicouagan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manicouagan Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manicouagan River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirDiameter | about 70 km ⓘ |
| shape | annular ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | over 1900 square kilometres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manicouagan Reservoir