Lake Itomori, which appeared as a meteorite lake in "Your Name."
What if such a meteorite lake actually existed?
Yes, they exist.
In the New Quebec Crater on Canada's Ungava Peninsula, there is a meteorite lake called Lake Pingaluit.
The name comes from the Inuit word "pingalui," which means "acne."
While any meteorite lake is rare, this lake is considered to have the most beautiful shape of any meteorite lake in the world. Since the release of the movie "Your Name," this lake has become famous for its unique form.
In fact, this lake also holds a special title: it is "one of the clearest lakes in the world ." And for good reason. This lake is actually located about 100 meters above the elevation of the land where the crater is situated. As a result, there are no inflowing rivers, and the water is stored from snow and rain, with few soil particles, so you can see up to 35 meters below with the naked eye.
This crater lake is 3.44 km in diameter and 267 m deep. The meteorite eroded about 100 m of the ground where the crater is located, creating a plateau over 100 m high around the crater. The photo below shows a diagram illustrating the height of the New Quebec Crater.
Water occupies about 70-80% of this depression, making it one of the deepest lakes in North America. With a salinity of less than 3 ppm (compared to 500 ppm in the Great Lakes), it is one of the world's purest freshwater lakes, possessing a unique and precious water quality.
The crater and its surroundings are part of Pingaluit National Park in Canada, which was formed in 2004. Why not see with your own eyes this precious place where Earth's history changed?