Siljan Ring

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Siljan Ring is a large ancient meteorite impact crater and lake system in central Sweden, known for its distinctive circular landscape and geological significance.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Siljan Ring canonical 2
Siljan 1
Siljan Ring geological area 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
impact crater
tourist attraction
age about 377 million years
closestMajorCity Falun
contains Devonian sedimentary rocks
Ordovician sedimentary rocks
Silurian sedimentary rocks
country Sweden
diameter about 52 kilometers
discoveredBy Arvid Högbom
discoveryYear 1909
evidence shatter cones
shocked quartz
geologicalPeriod Devonian
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
tourism
hasFeature annular lakes
central uplift
ring-shaped topography
hasPart Lake Oresjön
Lake Orsasjön
Lake Siljan
Lake Skattungen
Lake Venjan
hasRecreationalUse boating
fishing
hiking
impactCraterStatus confirmed impact structure
impactEvent Siljan impact event
impactingBody meteorite
impactStructureType complex crater
knownFor distinctive circular landscape
geological significance
well-preserved impact structure
locatedIn Dalarna County
central Sweden
nearbySettlement Leksand
Mora
Orsa
Rättvik
partOf Fennoscandian Shield
region Siljan region
shape circular
studiedIn geophysical surveys
impact cratering research
paleoclimate research
underlainBy Precambrian basement rocks

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leksand hasGeographicFeature Siljan Ring
Lake Siljan partOf Siljan Ring
Lake Siljan hasNearbyAttraction Siljan Ring geological area
linked to: Siljan Ring
Rättvik hasAttraction Siljan lakeside area
linked to: Siljan Ring
Grenland hasCentralArea Siljan
linked to: Siljan Ring