When Ontario diamond prospector Frederick W. Chubb saw the photographs, he became interested in it.
He hoped that this might be an extinct volcano and there was a possibility to find diamonds nearby.
Meen organized an expedition to this remote area together with Chubb.
It was on this trip that Meen proposed the name “Chubb Crater”.
In 1999, the name was again changed, to “Pingualuit”.
The crater and the surrounding area are now part of Pingualuit National Park.
Pingualuit crater is 3.44 km in diameter.
The crater rises 160 meters above the surrounding tundra and is 400 meters deep.
It is also one ofmost transparent lakesin the world with visibilities up to 35 meters.
