Impact crater lake

An impact crater lake is a lake inside a depression caused by the impact of a meteor. It is also known as an annular lake in cases where the water body is shaped like a ring, as many impact crater lakes are.

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Examples One of the largest impact crater lakes is Lake Manicouagan in Canada; the crater is a multiple-ring structure about across, with its diameter inner ring its most prominent feature; it contains a diameter annular lake, surrounding an inner island plateau, René-Levasseur Island. It is Earth's sixth-largest confirmed impact crater according to rim-to-rim diameter.

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List

Ghana

South Africa

Tajikistan

Siberia, Russia

Chukotka, Russia

India

Sweden

Finland

Finland

Estonia

Finland

Sweden

Karelia, Russia

Sweden

Poland

Finland

Finland

Finland

Finland

Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada

Ontario, Canada

Saskatchewan, Canada

Quebec, Canada

Ontario, Canada

Labrador, Canada

Northwest Territories, Canada

Quebec, Canada

Manitoba, Canada

South Australia, Australia

Western Australia, Australia

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See also

• Volcanic crater lake

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