Sudbury Basin

Summary

Sudbury Basin is an impact crater^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month, #4 of 1,147).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sudbury Basin is located in Ontario^[3].
• Sudbury Basin is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Sudbury Basin's image is recorded as Sudbury Wanapitei WorldWind.jpg^[5].
• Sudbury Basin's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[6].
• Greater Sudbury is named after Sudbury Basin^[7].
• Sudbury Basin's Commons category is recorded as Sudbury Basin^[8].
• -1850000000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sudbury Basin^[9].
• Sudbury Basin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.6, 'lon': -81.183333333333}^[10].
• Sudbury Basin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/034mv8^[11].
• Sudbury Basin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sudbury Basin^[12].
• Sudbury Basin's Commons gallery is recorded as Sudbury Basin^[13].
• Sudbury Basin's GeoNames ID is recorded as 9883724^[14].
• Sudbury Basin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sudbury Basin'}^[15].

Body

Geography

Sudbury Basin is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in Ontario^[3].

Designation and Status

Sudbury Basin's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[6].

History and Context

-1850000000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sudbury Basin^[9]. Greater Sudbury is named after it^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sudbury Basin include sudburyite^[16], a mineral species^[17].

Why It Matters

Sudbury Basin ranks in the top 0.35% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month, #4 of 1,147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

Entities named for it include sudburyite^[16], a mineral species^[17].