Place

Hiawatha impact structure, northwest Greenland

impact crater (under ice)

Impact crater (under ice)0

Note

Under the ice at the margin of Hiawatha Glacier (Wikidata gives the glacier at 78.82° N, 67.02° W and the crater, rounded, at 79° N, 66° W). Dated in 2022 to about 58 million years, so it is not a Younger Dryas crater.

Happened here 1

The Hiawatha impact structure is dated to the Late Paleocene

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Hiawatha impact structure, northwest Greenland [Place PLC0D51X1800355]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D51X1800355

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0d51x1800355,
  title     = {Hiawatha impact structure, northwest Greenland},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0D51X1800355},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D51X1800355}
}