Wanapitei Lake
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Wanapitei Lake Lac Wanapitei |
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| Wanapitei Lake, facing southeast | ||
| Geographical location | Greater Sudbury in Ontario ( Canada ) | |
| Tributaries | Wanapitei River | |
| Drain | Wanapitei River | |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 80 ° 45 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 267 m | |
| surface | 132.57 km² | |
| length | 16.5 km | |
| width | 14 km | |
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The Wanapitei Lake ( French Lac Wanapitei ) is a crater lake in Greater Sudbury in the north of the Canadian province of Ontario .
Its crater was formed about 37 million years ago by an asteroid impact . The flooded impact crater is near the Sudbury Basin , which was also created by an asteroid 1.8 billion years ago.
The lake has a diameter of about 7.5 km.
See also
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