Pingualuit crater
| Pingualuit Crater | |
|---|---|
| New Quebec Crater Chubb Crater | |
Satellite image of Pingualuit Crater | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | confirmed |
| 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 (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"), 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). 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.