Carswell impact crater

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At 39 km in diameter, the Carswell crater is the largest known impact crater in Saskatchewan and 4th-largest in Canada. The crater was created about 115 million years ago. A chain of small lakes trending from southwest to northeast has formed along the rim in this location.
www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/carswell.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carswell_crater
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Coordinates:   58°26'11"N   109°30'27"W

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