New Quebec Crater
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New Quebec Crater, now known as Pingualuit Crater, is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater in northern Quebec, Canada, famed for its nearly perfectly circular shape and exceptionally clear, deep lake.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impact crater
ⓘ
natural feature ⓘ |
| access | primarily by air ⓘ |
| age |
Pleistocene
ⓘ
about 1.4 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pingualuit Crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| contains | Pingualuit Crater Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 2.1 miles
ⓘ
about 3.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| discoveredByNonIndigenous | U.S. Air Force personnel ⓘ |
| elevation | about 520 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formationCause | meteorite impact ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kativik Regional Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep crater lake
ⓘ
exceptionally clear water ⓘ steep crater walls ⓘ |
| iceCover | lake often ice-covered most of the year ⓘ |
| inflow |
precipitation
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| InuktitutName | Pingualuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| InuktitutNameMeaning | where the land rises ⓘ |
| knownToIndigenousPeoples | Inuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lakeDepth | about 267 metres ⓘ |
| lakeDiameter | about 2.8 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic tundra environment
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Nunavik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Pingualuit National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Kangiqsujuaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptionally clear, deep lake
ⓘ
nearly perfectly circular shape ⓘ |
| outflow | no visible outlet ⓘ |
| preservationState | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region | Ungava Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | Precambrian crystalline rocks ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
impact cratering processes
ⓘ
limnology ⓘ paleoclimate research ⓘ |
| shape | nearly perfectly circular ⓘ |
| tourism | remote ecotourism destination ⓘ |
| waterClarity | very high transparency ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| yearOfNonIndigenousDiscovery | 1943 ⓘ |
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