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Presqu'île crater

Presqu'île crater

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This article is about the Quebec crater. For other areas, see Presque Isle.

Presqu'île is a meteorite crater in the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Jamésie in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city of Chapais.

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It is 24 kilometres (15 mi) in diameter and is estimated to be less than 500 million years old (Cambrian period or earlier). The crater is exposed at the surface.[1]

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    "Presqu'ile". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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