Deep Bay crater
Impact crater/structure | |
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Confidence | confirmed |
Diameter | 13 kilometres (8 mi) |
Age | 99 ± 4 million years old (Cretaceous) |
Exposed | No |
Drilled | Yes |
Location | |
Coordinates | 56°24′N 102°59′W / 56.400°N 102.983°WCoordinates: 56°24′N 102°59′W / 56.400°N 102.983°W |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Deep Bay crater Location of the Deep Bay crater in Saskatchewan |
Deep Bay is a bay near the south-western tip of Reindeer Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] The bay is strikingly circular and very deep (220 m) in an otherwise irregular and shallow lake. It is the deepest body of water in Saskatchewan.[2]
The bay was formed in a 13 km wide impact crater. The age of the crater is estimated to be 99 ± 4 million years (Cretaceous).[3]
The smaller Gow crater, of Triassic age, is approximately 90 km west of Deep Bay crater.
References[]
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Deep Bay)". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
- ^ "Meteorite impact". Geoscape Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2008-01-07. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ "Deep Bay". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
External links[]
Categories:
- Earth Impact Database
- Impact craters of Saskatchewan
- Cretaceous impact craters
- Division No. 18, Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Division No. 18 geography stubs
- Cretaceous stubs