Pilot crater
Pilot crater is an impact crater in the Northwest Territories, Canada, just north of the Alberta border and near Fort Smith. It is 6 kilometres in diameter and the age is estimated to be 445 ± 2 million years (Upper Ordovician).[1]
The crater contains Pilot Lake, a pristine fresh-water lake that covers 43 square kilometres (16 mi²) and is 90 metres (300 ft) deep. Lake trout, northern pike, whitefish and pickerel are plentiful, supporting a summer market for recreational fishing.[2]
References
- ^ "Pilot". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/pilot.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Pilot Lake Cabins – Fly-In Fishing". Archived from the original on 2006-12-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20061205051814/http://pilotlake.ca/. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
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