Lac à l’Eau Claire
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Lac à l’Eau Claire is a large, remote freshwater lake in northern Quebec, Canada, notable for its twin circular basins believed to be ancient meteorite impact craters.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| access | primarily by floatplane ⓘ |
| ageCategoryOfCrater | Precambrian ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| diameterOfEasternBasin_km | about 26 ⓘ |
| diameterOfWesternBasin_km | about 32 ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | meteorite impact ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Precambrian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCraterStructure |
Clearwater East crater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clearwater West crater ⓘ |
| hasIceCoverInWinter | true ⓘ |
| hasIsland | central islands in each basin ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | local rivers draining toward Hudson Bay ⓘ |
| hasPart |
eastern circular basin
ⓘ
western circular basin ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
Precambrian geology
ⓘ
impact cratering studies ⓘ |
| hasTwinCraterSystem | true ⓘ |
| isInProtectedOrRemoteArea | true ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Nord-du-Québec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nunavik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Hudson Bay coast communities ⓘ |
| notableFor |
possible double impact crater origin
ⓘ
twin circular basins ⓘ |
| partOf | Quebec lake system ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageRegion | French ⓘ |
| region | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceElevation_m | about 241 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ecotourism
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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