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in Canada; the crater is a multiple-ring structure about 100 km (60 mi) across, with its 70 km (40 mi) diameter inner ring its most prominent feature; it contains a 70 km (40 mi) diameter annular lake, surrounding an inner island plateau,
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is a lake inside a depression caused by the impact of a meteor. It is also known as an
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in cases where the water body is shaped like a ring, as many impact crater lakes are.
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is a large part of the southwest edge of the much-eroded crater.
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