Pingualuit Crater | |
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New Quebec Crater Chubb Crater | |
Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | confirmed[1] |
Diameter | 3.44 km (2.14 mi) |
Depth | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Rise | 160 m (520 ft) |
Age | 1.4 ± 0.1 Ma |
Exposed | yes |
Drilled | yes |
Bolide type | Chondrite |
Translation | pimple[2] (Inuit) |
Location | |
Coordinates | 61°16′39″N 73°39′36″W / 61.27750°N 73.66000°W |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
District | Nord-du-Québec |
Municipality | Kativik, Quebec |
The Pingualuit Crater (French: Cratère des Pingualuit; from Inuit "pimple"),[2] formerly called the "Chubb Crater" and later the "New Quebec Crater" (French: Cratère du Nouveau-Québec), is a relatively young impact crater located on the Ungava Peninsula in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada. It is 3.44 km (2.14 mi) in diameter, and is estimated to be 1.4 ± 0.1 million years old (Pleistocene).[1] The crater and the surrounding area are now part of Pingualuit National Park. The only species of fish in the crater lake is the Arctic char.