Pingualuit Crater, Canada
A nearly perfect crater lake in northern Quebec, with some of the clearest water on Earth.
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- Canada
- Position
- 61.2800, -73.6700
- Area
- 5 × 5 km
- Real elevation
- 464 to 627 m (163 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:33,300
- Heights
- 3× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Glacier
- Group
- Volcanoes and craters
About Pingualuit Crater, Canada
The Pingualuit Crater (French: Cratère des Pingualuit; from Inuit "pimple"), formerly called the "Chubb Crater" and later the "New Quebec Crater" (French: Cratère du Nouveau-Québec), is a relatively young impact crater located on the Ungava Peninsula in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada. It is 3.44 km (2.14 mi) in diameter, and is estimated to be 1.4 ± 0.1 million years old (Pleistocene). The crater and the surrounding area are now part of Pingualuit National Park. The only species of fish in the crater lake is the Arctic char.
From Wikipedia: Pingualuit crater, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Pingualuit Crater, Canada
Where is Pingualuit Crater?
Pingualuit Crater is in Canada at 61.2800, -73.6700. The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Pingualuit Crater model?
The land in this model runs from 464 to 627 m (163 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 3 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Pingualuit Crater?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 19.6 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:33,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Pingualuit Crater model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Pingualuit Crater model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Pingualuit Crater terrain model good for?
People use it as a geology lesson you can hold, a classroom model or a desk piece.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Pingualuit Crater, Canada from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square centered on 61.2800, -73.6700. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:33,300. The heights are exaggerated 3× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
