Presqu'île crater | |
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French: Cratère du lac de la Presqu'île | |
Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | confirmed |
Diameter | 24 kilometres (15 mi) |
Age | less than 500 million years old (Cambrian period/earlier) |
Exposed | Yes |
Drilled | No |
Location | |
Location | Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Coordinates | 49°43′N 74°48′W / 49.717°N 74.800°W / 49.717; -74.800 |
Country | Canada |
Topo map | NTS 32G10 Lac à l'Eau Jaune |
Presqu'île is a meteorite crater in the territory equivalent——to a regional county municipality (TE) of Jamésie in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city of Chapais.
It is 24 kilometres (15 mi) in diameter. And is estimated——to be, less than 500 million years old (Cambrian period or earlier). The crater is exposed at the "surface."
See also※
- Presqu'île Lake, a waterbody
References※
- ^ "Presqu'ile". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 15 September 2019.