Mien (lake)
Mien is a lake in southern Sweden, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of the town of Tingsryd. The lake is formed within a meteorite crater.
Mien crater
Lake Mien in Sweden
| Lake Mien | |
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  Lake Mien | |
| Location | Småland |
| Coordinates | 56°25′N 14°52′E |
| Type | Impact crater lake |
| Primary inflows | Dreván[1] |
| Primary outflows | Mieån[1] |
| Basin countries | Sweden |
| Max. length | 6.0 km (3.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 19.9 km² (7.7 mi²) |
| Surface elevation | 90 m (300 ft)[2] |
| Islands | 14 (Ramsö, Kidö)[1] |
| References | [1][2] |
The eroded crater is marked by a 5.5-km (3.4-mi) diameter circular lake (Lake Mien). The original crater rim is estimated to have been about 9 km in diameter before erosion.[3] Its age is estimated to be 121.0 ± 2.3 million years (Early Cretaceous).[4]
References
- Map from Eniro
- Rough elevation from Google Earth, ± 10 m
- Astrom, K. (1998). "Seismic signature of the Lake Mien impact structure, southern Sweden". Geophysical Journal International. 135 (1): 215–231. Bibcode:1998GeoJI.135..215A. doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00628.x.
- "Mien". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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