New Quebec Crater
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New Quebec Crater, now known as Pingualuit Crater, is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater in northern Quebec, Canada, famed for its nearly perfectly circular shape and exceptionally clear, deep lake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Quebec Crater canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10851719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Quebec Crater Context triple: [Pingualuit Crater, formerName, New Quebec Crater]
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A.
Dolomieu Crater
Dolomieu Crater is the main summit caldera of the active Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Réunion Island, known for its frequent eruptions and dramatic collapses.
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B.
Tiscapa crater
Tiscapa crater is a volcanic crater in Managua, Nicaragua, known for containing Lake Tiscapa and forming part of a historic natural reserve area.
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C.
Decorah crater
Decorah crater is a buried meteorite impact structure located beneath the city of Decorah in northeastern Iowa.
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D.
Yapoah Crater
Yapoah Crater is a cinder cone volcano in Oregon’s Cascade Range, located on the northern flank of the Three Sisters and known for its distinctive lava flows and hiking access via the Pacific Crest Trail.
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E.
Empakaai Crater
Empakaai Crater is a scenic volcanic caldera in northern Tanzania renowned for its deep soda lake, steep forested walls, and abundant birdlife within the Ngorongoro ecosystem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Quebec Crater Target entity description: New Quebec Crater, now known as Pingualuit Crater, is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater in northern Quebec, Canada, famed for its nearly perfectly circular shape and exceptionally clear, deep lake.
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A.
Dolomieu Crater
Dolomieu Crater is the main summit caldera of the active Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Réunion Island, known for its frequent eruptions and dramatic collapses.
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B.
Tiscapa crater
Tiscapa crater is a volcanic crater in Managua, Nicaragua, known for containing Lake Tiscapa and forming part of a historic natural reserve area.
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C.
Decorah crater
Decorah crater is a buried meteorite impact structure located beneath the city of Decorah in northeastern Iowa.
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D.
Yapoah Crater
Yapoah Crater is a cinder cone volcano in Oregon’s Cascade Range, located on the northern flank of the Three Sisters and known for its distinctive lava flows and hiking access via the Pacific Crest Trail.
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E.
Empakaai Crater
Empakaai Crater is a scenic volcanic caldera in northern Tanzania renowned for its deep soda lake, steep forested walls, and abundant birdlife within the Ngorongoro ecosystem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impact crater
ⓘ
natural feature ⓘ |
| access | primarily by air ⓘ |
| age |
Pleistocene
ⓘ
about 1.4 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pingualuit Crater ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| contains | Pingualuit Crater Lake ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 2.1 miles
ⓘ
about 3.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| discoveredByNonIndigenous | U.S. Air Force personnel ⓘ |
| elevation | about 520 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formationCause | meteorite impact ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Canadian Shield ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kativik Regional Government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep crater lake
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exceptionally clear water ⓘ steep crater walls ⓘ |
| iceCover | lake often ice-covered most of the year ⓘ |
| inflow |
precipitation
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| InuktitutName | Pingualuit ⓘ |
| InuktitutNameMeaning | where the land rises ⓘ |
| knownToIndigenousPeoples | Inuit ⓘ |
| lakeDepth | about 267 metres ⓘ |
| lakeDiameter | about 2.8 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic tundra environment
ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
northern Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Nunavik ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Pingualuit National Park ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Kangiqsujuaq ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptionally clear, deep lake
ⓘ
nearly perfectly circular shape ⓘ |
| outflow | no visible outlet ⓘ |
| preservationState | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region | Ungava Peninsula ⓘ |
| rockType | Precambrian crystalline rocks ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
impact cratering processes
ⓘ
limnology ⓘ paleoclimate research ⓘ |
| shape | nearly perfectly circular ⓘ |
| tourism | remote ecotourism destination ⓘ |
| waterClarity | very high transparency ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| yearOfNonIndigenousDiscovery | 1943 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Quebec Crater Description of subject: New Quebec Crater, now known as Pingualuit Crater, is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater in northern Quebec, Canada, famed for its nearly perfectly circular shape and exceptionally clear, deep lake.
Referenced by (2)
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