West Hawk Lake

West Hawk Lake is an impact crater lake on the located in the Whiteshell Provincial Park in southeastern , Canada. The circular shape of the main body of the lake is due to the submerged West Hawk crater, caused by a meteor impact into an ancient rock bed composed of mostly granite.

West Hawk Lake

Latitude
49.76694° or 49° 46′ 1″ north
Longitude
-95.15194° or 95° 9′ 7″ west
Elevation
340 metres (1,115 feet)
Open location code
86X6QR8X+Q6
Geo­Names ID
6178975
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