Lake Wanapitei

Lake Wanapitei

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lake_name = Lake Wanapitei
image_lake = Wanapitei Lake.jpg
caption_lake = Lake Wanapitei as seen from the air looking south-east.
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location = Sudbury, Ontario
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type = impact crater lake
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Lake Wanapitei occupies a meteorite crater in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the large Sudbury meteorite crater but is not related to it.

The crater is 5.2 miles (8.37 km) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 37.2 ± 1.2 million years, placing it in the Eocene.

It was evident by the mid-1970s that Wanapitei Lake was an impact crater. Remarkably, it lies on the eastern edge of the much older, larger Sudbury structure. Cobbles of suevite, crumbly impact breccia cobbles containing bits of dark glass, are found surrounding the lake. Some contain coesite, a high pressure mineral diagnostic of impact structures. The suevite is very close in appearance and composition to that described from the Ries impact crater.

The lake is a popular recreational and residential area in Sudbury. With the municipal amalgamation of Greater Sudbury in 2001, it became the largest lake in the world completely contained within the boundaries of a single city. It inherited this status from Lake Ramsey, also in Sudbury.

The Wanapitei River flows through the lake. Wanapitei Provincial Park is located on the north shore of Lake Wanapitei — this is a non-operating park so there are no facilities. The lake has a number of small islands within it. Named islands include Blueberry, Howie, Pirate Island, Wanapitei, MacLennan and Bonanza. Some of the islands are unpopulated, although a few have recreational cottages located on them. The small Wahnapitae Ojibwe reserve is also located on the lake's northwestern shore.

The lake's name comes from the Ojibwa word "waanabidebiing", or "concave-tooth [shaped] water", which describes its shape. A nearby community which takes its name from the river is spelled Wahnapitae. However, the Wanapitei spelling is correct for both the lake and the river.

External links

* [http://www.lakewanapitei.com Lake Wanapitei.com]
* [http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/ Earth Impact Database]
* [http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/wanapitei/index.html Aerial Exploration of the Wanapitei Structure]
* [http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/wana.html Wanapitei Provincial Park]


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