Charity Shoal

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Highest point is approx 2m below the surface of Lake Ontario - thought to be a glaciated meteorite impact crater or collapsed karst sinkhole. - Diameter is about 2 km.
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Coordinates:   44°2'6"N   76°29'41"W

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  • see East Charity Shoal Light in Wikipedia. A 1000m Circular Depression, due South of Kingston, Ontario, in Lake Ontario, on the Canada/U.S. Border, believed to be an eroded meteorite impact site, similar in size and shape to the Barringer Crater in Arizona. There is a marine navigation light located on the South East Rim of Charity Shoal, in U.S. Waters.
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