New Quebec crater
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The New Quebec Crater, or Pingualuit Crater, is a young meteor crater, by geological standards, located in the Ungava Peninsula of Quebec, Canada.
It is 3.44 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 1.4 ± 0.1 million years (Pliocene). The crater is exposed to the surface, and a 250 meter deep lake fills the depression.
The New Quebec crater is located at latitude 61°16'36" North, longitude 73°40'41" West.
[edit] External links
- Nunavik (Québec) tourism site
- Pingualuit National Park
- Earth Impact Database , New Quebec details
- Aerial Exploration of the Pingualuit (New Quebec) Structure
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